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| Two people killed in shooting in German city of Halle | Two people killed in shooting in German city of Halle |
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| German police say two people were killed on Wednesday in a shooting in the eastern German city of Halle. | German police say two people were killed on Wednesday in a shooting in the eastern German city of Halle. |
| Several shots were fired and the suspected assailants then fled in a car, police said in a tweet, and told residents of the city of 240,000 to stay in their homes or indoors. | Several shots were fired and the suspected assailants then fled in a car, police said in a tweet, and told residents of the city of 240,000 to stay in their homes or indoors. |
| The Bild and Mitteldeutsche Zeitung newspapers reported the shooting took place near a synagogue. | The Bild and Mitteldeutsche Zeitung newspapers reported the shooting took place near a synagogue. |
| Police later said one suspect had been arrested but urged people to remain careful. It did not give any details of the person arrested and said police were in the process of stabilising the situation. | |
| “Our forces have detained one person,” a tweet from the police said. “We remain alert, however. We have deployed forces in and around Halle and are trying to stabilise the situation until we have all the relevant information.” | |
| Unsere Kräfte haben eine Person festgenommen.Bleiben Sie trotzdem weiterhin wachsam. Wir sind mit starken Kräften in und um #Halle präsent und stabilisieren die Lage, bis alle Informationen gesichert vorliegen.#hal0910 | |
| The central train station has been closed while the area is under lockdown, rail company Deutsche Bahn said. | The central train station has been closed while the area is under lockdown, rail company Deutsche Bahn said. |
| More to follow. | More to follow. |
| Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report | Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report |
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