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| German ice-cream murders probed | German ice-cream murders probed |
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| A huge manhunt is under way after four people were shot dead at an Italian ice cream parlour in a town near the German city of Frankfurt-on-Main, police say. | A huge manhunt is under way after four people were shot dead at an Italian ice cream parlour in a town near the German city of Frankfurt-on-Main, police say. |
| The assailant or assailants fled the scene after the attack in the central pedestrian area of Russelsheim, 28km (17 miles) south-west of Frankfurt. | The assailant or assailants fled the scene after the attack in the central pedestrian area of Russelsheim, 28km (17 miles) south-west of Frankfurt. |
| The dead were only identified as three men and one woman. | The dead were only identified as three men and one woman. |
| Police said the motive for the attack was unclear but reports suggest the woman was not linked to the three men. | Police said the motive for the attack was unclear but reports suggest the woman was not linked to the three men. |
| Officers are using dogs and a helicopter in an effort to find the killer or killers, and have sealed off the centre of Russelsheim. | |
| The shooting occurred around 2000 (1800 GMT) at the Eis de Rocco cafe, police told the Associated Press. | The shooting occurred around 2000 (1800 GMT) at the Eis de Rocco cafe, police told the Associated Press. |
| First reports had suggested that some of the victims might have been stabbed. | First reports had suggested that some of the victims might have been stabbed. |
| Almost exactly one year ago, six people were shot to death in the town of Duisburg, north-west of Frankfurt, in a shooting blamed on an Italian mafia clan. | Almost exactly one year ago, six people were shot to death in the town of Duisburg, north-west of Frankfurt, in a shooting blamed on an Italian mafia clan. |
| Seven people were arrested in connection with the Duisburg deaths. | Seven people were arrested in connection with the Duisburg deaths. |
| Police spokesman Marc Wuthe told AP it was unclear whether Tuesday's shooting had any link to organised crime. | Police spokesman Marc Wuthe told AP it was unclear whether Tuesday's shooting had any link to organised crime. |