At least seven dead and several injured after a shooting at a religious center in Hamburg

The German police reported at least seven deaths and several injuries as a result of gunfire in the city Hamburg, which is located in the north of the country. The first information says that one or more people opened fire on a group of people the neighboring church in Gross Borstel. An event It happened in a bar Jehovah’s Witnesses from the German city, and according to police sources, there are still no details about the perpetrators of the shooting.

The event took place in the district of Deelböge approx 21:00. premises when the perpetrator(s) shot at those attending the Jehovah’s Witnesses event, according to local media reports. Authors they ran away.

The mayor of the city HamburgPeter Tschentscher, described as “terrifying” what happened in the city and declared that “The security forces are working intensively to pursue the perpetrators and shed light on what happened”. Several people with gunshot wounds were found at the scene, and local media reports that seventeen people who attended the event at the scene of the shooting were unharmed.

Authorities from Hamburg They appealed to citizens to avoid the area and thus facilitate the work of the security forces. Hamburg city police reported the shooting via their social media profiles. “According to initial information, shots were fired in the church on Deelböge Street in the GroßBorstel district. “Several people were seriously injured, some even died,” explained the police, who also reported that there are no clues as to the reasons for the shooting and asked that there be no speculation.

Police in a German city Hamburg (North) is suspected to be one of at least six people who died in the shooting that took place in local Jehovah’s Witnesses could be the author of the shots, according to a police spokesman.

spokesperson, Holger Wehrenhe said there is «indications that the perpetrator is possibly at the scene and that he is one of the deceased», although there is still no official confirmation of this aspect of the event

#Aktuell kommt is inside #Alsterdorf zu einem größeren Polizeieinsatz. Wir prüfen derzeit die Hintergründe und informieren hier in Kürze über nähere Erkenntnisse. pic.twitter.com/ISit1BZJ5t

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