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| Gelsenkirchen: German police shoot knifeman dead | Gelsenkirchen: German police shoot knifeman dead |
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| German police have shot dead a man who tried to attack officers with a knife in the city of Gelsenkirchen. | German police have shot dead a man who tried to attack officers with a knife in the city of Gelsenkirchen. |
| The man struck a police car with an object and attempted to assault officers who were standing by the vehicle, a police spokesman said. | The man struck a police car with an object and attempted to assault officers who were standing by the vehicle, a police spokesman said. |
| He was holding a knife behind his back and refused to cooperate with officers, police told AFP news agency. | He was holding a knife behind his back and refused to cooperate with officers, police told AFP news agency. |
| The man, who was Turkish, was warned by officers to stop his attack before he was shot, but refused. | The man, who was Turkish, was warned by officers to stop his attack before he was shot, but refused. |
| Germany revised its terror threat level on Friday, citing possible attacks after the US killed an Iranian general. Deutsche Welle reports. | |
| The incident came hours after police in France shot and wounded a man who had rushed towards a group of policeman with a knife in the eastern city of Metz. | The incident came hours after police in France shot and wounded a man who had rushed towards a group of policeman with a knife in the eastern city of Metz. |
| The local prosecutor's office said the man was on a list of people monitored for links to militant groups. | The local prosecutor's office said the man was on a list of people monitored for links to militant groups. |