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- Several people were killed and a few injured in a shooting in Hamburg.
- According to the Hamburg police, a major police operation is currently underway in Alsterdorf.
- There is no indication of a fugitive perpetrator.
According to the interior authority, one or more perpetrators shot at people in a Hamburg church in Gross Borstel. The Home Office issued a warning. The incident happened in the Alsterdorf district of Hamburg. The background was initially unclear.
“The dead all have gunshot wounds,” said a police spokesman. A reporter from the German Press Agency reported on site that there was a large number of special police forces. Interior Senator Andy Grote also confirmed the use of special forces Twitter.
Accordingly, rescue workers carried people out of a building belonging to Jehovah’s Witnesses.
An official hazard announcement by the Hamburg Interior Ministry spoke of an “extreme danger”. “Around 9 p.m. today, one or more unknown perpetrators shot people in a church,” the text said. Even while a special unit of the riot police had arrived. She heard another shot in the upper part of the building and found a person there.
The roads at the site of the damage were extensively cordoned off. The police asked road users to drive around the cordoned off area. ‘Avoid the danger zone. In the danger zone, stay where you are and do not go outside for the time being.
No indication of fugitive perpetrators
A police spokesman gave the all-clear to the media. It cannot be said with certainty whether the perpetrators fled or were still in the building. However, the evidence should suggest that the perpetrator was still at the scene of the crime and possibly among the deceased.
SRF 4 News, March 9th, 2023, 11:00 p.m.; dpa/sch;
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