Pair held over German shootings

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Two Vietnamese men have been arrested in connection with a shooting spree at a Chinese, restaurant in Germany that killed seven people, police have said.

The men, aged 29 and 31, were detained by police running a "routine check" near the northern city of Bremen.

Three men and three women were found shot dead in a restaurant in the town of Sittensen, between Bremen and Hamburg, late on Sunday night.

A seventh victim later died in hospital from his gunshot wounds.

The victims were all of Asian origin, police said.

There was no indication of any motive for the attack, although police had said that they were looking for suspects also of Asian origin.

They said Chinese triad gangs were not known to operate in the area.

Seventh death

The two men were arrested while driving a rental car and failed to produce valid identity papers on demand, the Associated Press reported.

Their car was said to match descriptions of a car seen near the Chinese restaurant.

Police spokeswoman Petra Guderian told AP that officers had searched the homes of both men, but gave few other details.

News of the arrests was released after it was confirmed that a seventh shooting victim had died in hospital from his wounds.

The man was found alive in the restaurant when the husband of one victim discovered the carnage late on Sunday night.

But police had said his injuries were so serious that he was not expected to survive, reports said.

Among the dead were a Hong Kong couple reported to have British citizenship.

A two-year-old girl was found unharmed in the restaurant and is now being cared for.