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Five people have been killed in a shooting at a youth welfare facility in the northern German city of Stade, police said on Monday.
Stade police said several others have been injured in the shooting.
Police said they arrested two suspected perpetrators, including the alleged shooter. An investigation into the circumstances is ongoing.
Local councillor Carsten Brokelmann said that the city operates a daycare facility and a primary school in the immediate vicinity of where the shooting happened.
“We are relieved that our staff and the children in the daycare center and elementary school are all safe and well, and I would like to thank the police officers for their service in this chaotic situation,” he said in a statement.
“At the same time, our deepest sympathies go out to the victims of this terrible act and their families,” Brokelmann said.
The police has warned that unverified information about the incident has appeared online and asked people not to spread any rumours as this could hinder the investigation.
Stade, some 45 kilometres (27 miles) west from Hamburg, is a historical town of about 50,000 people
Mass shooting incidents are rare in Germany. The country has strict gun ownership laws requiring a license. To get a permit to own a gun, residents need to demonstrate they are reliable, undergo a training course and an exam and prove their need to own a weapon.
According to German government data, some 929,000 people in the country of 83 million own just over 3 million guns.
Five people have been killed in a shooting at a youth welfare facility in the northern German city of Stade, police said on Monday.
Stade police said several others have been injured in the shooting.
Police said they arrested two suspected perpetrators, including the alleged shooter. An investigation into the circumstances is ongoing.
Local councillor Carsten Brokelmann said that the city operates a daycare facility and a primary school in the immediate vicinity of where the shooting happened.
“We are relieved that our staff and the children in the daycare center and elementary school are all safe and well, and I would like to thank the police officers for their service in this chaotic situation,” he said in a statement.
“At the same time, our deepest sympathies go out to the victims of this terrible act and their families,” Brokelmann said.
The police has warned that unverified information about the incident has appeared online and asked people not to spread any rumours as this could hinder the investigation.
Stade, some 45 kilometres (27 miles) west from Hamburg, is a historical town of about 50,000 people
Mass shooting incidents are rare in Germany. The country has strict gun ownership laws requiring a license. To get a permit to own a gun, residents need to demonstrate they are reliable, undergo a training course and an exam and prove their need to own a weapon.
According to German government data, some 929,000 people in the country of 83 million own just over 3 million guns.
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