Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Hanau shooting: eight dead in attack on shisha bar in German town

Police in Germany say suspects still are large after two shootings in town near Frankfurt

At least eight people have been killed and five others seriously injured in two shootings in the German town of Hanau, according to local police.

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The public prosecutors office confirmed that eight people were killed in attacks in the town near Frankfurt, according to the local paper Hessenschau.

Local police initially said that five people had been seriously injured, but later confirmed that eight people were fatally wounded.

In a statement, police said that at least one of the victims was seriously injured in a first shooting around 10pm local time in the Heumarkt area, and a dark vehicle was seen leaving the scene. Soon afterwards, another shooting was reported in Kurt-Schumacher-Platz, where at least five people were very seriously injured.

Local media reported that the attacks targeted two shisha bars. It is unclear how many suspects were involved.

Hanau, which sits in southwestern Germany, about 20 km (12 miles) east of Frankfurt, has a population of about 100,000.

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from MetNews https://metnews.pw/hanau-shooting-eight-dead-in-attack-on-shisha-bar-in-german-town/

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