Key Factors
- A number of folks have been shot and killed at a church in Hamburg in northern Germany.
- Police stated a perpetrator is among the many lifeless.
- The incident occurred at round 9pm native time.
Hamburg mayor Peter Tschentscher says the assault on a Jehovah’s Witness church is “stunning”.
“My deepest sympathy goes to the relations of the victims,” he wrote in a message on Twitter.
A police operation involving particular forces officers is underway.
What do we all know to this point?
At the very least six folks have been killed in a capturing in a church within the Gross Borstel district of Hamburg, German police stated.
“In keeping with first indications, photographs have been fired in a church in Deelboege road within the Grossborstel district. A number of folks have been critically injured, some even fatally,” police stated on Twitter.
The capturing passed off at round 9pm native time, they added.
Police have been alerted concerning the assault quarter-hour after it occurred. Supply: AAP / Jonas Walzberg
German media are reporting the incident occurred at a Jehovah’s Witness church.
Police alerted folks to an “excessive hazard” within the space utilizing a disaster warning app.
Residents should keep indoors and keep away from the realm, police stated, including that streets surrounding the church have been cordoned off.
Are there any casualties?
Police didn’t give an actual toll, however German media shops stated six folks have been killed.
The gunman is believed to be amongst a number of lifeless discovered within the constructing, police stated Thursday.
“We’ve got no indications of a perpetrator on the run,” a police spokesman on the scene stated, including that investigators as an alternative have “indications {that a} perpetrator could have been within the constructing and could also be even among the many lifeless.”
Who’re the perpetrators?
It’s so far unclear what number of perpetrators have been concerned or who they’re. Police stated extra info will comply with.
“For the time being there is no such thing as a dependable info on the motive of the crime,” they added.
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