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Two dead in German court shooting | Two dead in German court shooting |
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At least two people have been killed in a shooting at a courthouse in Bavaria, in the south of Germany, police say. | At least two people have been killed in a shooting at a courthouse in Bavaria, in the south of Germany, police say. |
Several others were reported to have been injured in the attack in Landshut, 73km (45 miles) north-east of Munich. | |
Police spokesman Leonard Mayer said the gunman was believed to have killed himself. It was not clear who else died in the shooting. | Police spokesman Leonard Mayer said the gunman was believed to have killed himself. It was not clear who else died in the shooting. |
"According my information there are two people dead," he said, adding that the attack "came out of the blue". | "According my information there are two people dead," he said, adding that the attack "came out of the blue". |
"The gunman is no longer on the move," Mr Mayer said. "The situation has calmed down." | "The gunman is no longer on the move," Mr Mayer said. "The situation has calmed down." |
The courthouse was completely evacuated after the shooting, which began at about 1015 local time (0815 GMT). | The courthouse was completely evacuated after the shooting, which began at about 1015 local time (0815 GMT). |
The shooting comes less than a month after a teenager went on a gun rampage in and around his former school in in Winnenden, south-west Germany, killing 15 people. | The shooting comes less than a month after a teenager went on a gun rampage in and around his former school in in Winnenden, south-west Germany, killing 15 people. |
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