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| 2 dead, 2 injured after police confront scissors-wielding attacker in Germany | 2 dead, 2 injured after police confront scissors-wielding attacker in Germany |
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| A 31-year-old female police officer and her 56-year-old male colleague were also wounded during the operation. | A 31-year-old female police officer and her 56-year-old male colleague were also wounded during the operation. |
| A mother and son have been killed and two police officers injured during a raid in the German municipality of Kirchheim an der Weinstrasse on Friday. | A mother and son have been killed and two police officers injured during a raid in the German municipality of Kirchheim an der Weinstrasse on Friday. |
| Police were deployed in Kirchheim around 8:30am after a local resident phoned in to report that her 25-year-old son attacked her. The woman said her son was suffering from drug abuse and had a mental condition. | Police were deployed in Kirchheim around 8:30am after a local resident phoned in to report that her 25-year-old son attacked her. The woman said her son was suffering from drug abuse and had a mental condition. |
| Elite Special Deployment Commando (SEK) police unit rushed to the scene, and several helicopters were also flown into the neighborhood. | Elite Special Deployment Commando (SEK) police unit rushed to the scene, and several helicopters were also flown into the neighborhood. |
| Once the officers arrived, the man attacked them with scissors and was gunned down, Frankenthal Chief Prosecutor Hubert Strober told the media. A 31-year-old female police officer and her 56-year-old male colleague were also wounded during the operation. | Once the officers arrived, the man attacked them with scissors and was gunned down, Frankenthal Chief Prosecutor Hubert Strober told the media. A 31-year-old female police officer and her 56-year-old male colleague were also wounded during the operation. |
| The attacker’s 56-year-old mother also died, and her cause of death will be further determined by forensics, the police said. | The attacker’s 56-year-old mother also died, and her cause of death will be further determined by forensics, the police said. |
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| Police added that the situation is under control, and asked the public not to spread false rumors about the incident. | |
| It is not the first time this year that a mentally-disturbed individual’s outburst led to fatalities in Germany. In April, a man with a history of mental conditions rammed a minivan into a café in Muenster, killing 4 people and injuring several others. | |
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