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Dead and injured after knife-wielding man goes on rampage in Germany's Wuerzburg (VIDEO) | |
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Police in the German city of Wuerzburg have arrested a stabbing suspect after a “major operation.” Local media reports claim that three people were killed and six injured before police shot and arrested the man. | Police in the German city of Wuerzburg have arrested a stabbing suspect after a “major operation.” Local media reports claim that three people were killed and six injured before police shot and arrested the man. |
A “major police operation” was announced by local authorities on Friday afternoon, with law enforcement stating shortly afterwards that they had arrested a suspect. | A “major police operation” was announced by local authorities on Friday afternoon, with law enforcement stating shortly afterwards that they had arrested a suspect. |
German tabloid Bild reported that three people were killed and six injured, some seriously, and that the perpetrator was stopped by police with a gunshot to the leg. | |
Police did not confirm precise casualty numbers, but said that there had been “several injuries and also fatalities,” and that they had used firearms to subdue the perpetrator. | |
Video footage purportedly shot at the scene of the incident showed police confronting a masked man armed with what appeared to be a long knife. | |
At the time of writing, Barbarossa Square, where the incident took place, remains closed to the public. | |
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