Hamburg

Police were alerted to the shooting in the Gross Borstel district at around 9.15pm and say the motive for the attack is currently unclear.

Police added that a large operation was under way in the next-door Alsterdorf district, in the northern part of the city. In order to rule out the involvement of other perpetrators, we carry out checks and search extensively." Police were alerted to the shooting in the Gross Borstel district at around 9.15pm and say the motive for the attack is currently unclear.

A number of people have been killed in a shooting at a Jehovah's Witness meeting hall in the north German city of Hamburg. Police say the gunman acted alone ...

"The man was wearing dark clothing and moving fast," she added. Gregor Miesbach, who filmed the gunman shooting through a first-floor window, told the Bild newspaper: "I didn't realise what was happening. Officers had visited him after the tip-off - but did not have enough grounds to take away his gun at the time. German Senator Andy Grote said "fast and decisive actions" by police officers had saved many lives. His "lifeless body" was found shortly afterwards. Officers were on site four minutes later, and they were almost immediately joined by special forces.

Police say the armed suspect acted alone and is thought to have killed himself at the scene. Authorities declared a mass casualty incident following witness ...

Reasons can include being part of a sports shooting club or being a hunter. Police spokesman Holger Vehren said officers who went in found people who were seriously injured, some of them fatally. Their beliefs include a refusal to bear arms or receive blood transfusions. He was a former Jehovah’s Witness, police said. Authorities declared “a mass casualty incident” after the incident at the Kingdom Hall in the Gross Borstel district of Hamburg at roughly 9.15pm on Thursday. The head of Germany’s GdP police union in Hamburg, Horst Niens, said he was convinced that the swift arrival of a special operations unit “distracted the perpetrator and may have prevented further victims.”

Police said the motive for the attack, which happened at around 9pm local time, is currently unclear.

[wrote on Twitter on Thursday in German](https://twitter.com/ErzbistumHH/status/1633965194970906624?s=20). [#GroßBorstel](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gro%C3%9FBorstel?src=hashtag_click) who we believe could be a perpetrator. “The emergency services are working flat out to track down the perpetrator(s) and to clarify the background.” [Gunman killed and several injured in shooting at German university](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/heidelberg-shooting-germany-university-gunman-b1999426.html) The shooting on Thursday in a Jehovah’s Witness centre in Hamburg marks a relative rarity in Germany. “Tonight our thoughts will not rest. The shooting took place in the Neuenheimer Feld area of the city [Several killed and others injured after shooting at church in Hamburg](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/hamburg-shooting-germany-several-killed-b2297749.html) Hamburg is in shock after at least six people were killed in a shooting at a Jehovah’s Witness centre on Thursday evening. The Hamburg city government said the shooting took place at a Jehovah’s Witness church in the Gross Borstel district on Thursday evening. Multiple people have died and several others are injured after a shooting in a church in Hamburg. [shooting](/topic/shooting) was a Kingdom Hall, next to a car repair shop in the Gross Borstel district, a few miles from Hamburg city centre

Police in Hamburg, Germany, confirmed that 'several' people have been killed and many more injured after a shooting in a Jehovah's witness church in the ...

He settled in Hamburg after studying business administration and after living abroad on a number of occasions. They also instructed people to stay away from the area, reported to be near a Jet gas station. grew up in Kempten in the Allgäu region in a strictly religious family. “It was a terrible shock. Thomas Radszuweit, a Hamburg security official, said the suspected shooter was not previously known to authorities and there was no previous case against him. After he left high school, he trained as a bank clerk.

After officers arrived, they heard a shot from an upper floor and found a person upstairs who may have been a shooter, police said.. | ITV National News.

Vehren said there was no immediate indication that a shooter was on the run and that it appeared likely that the perpetrator or perpetrators were either in the building or among the dead. They said that after officers arrived, they heard a shot from an upper floor. The police statement said there was no immediate indication that a shooter was on the run and that it appeared likely that the perpetrator or perpetrators were either in the building or among the dead.

A gunman believed to have been acting alone killed several people on Thursday (9 March) in a Jehovah's Witness church in the German city of Hamburg, ...

“I extend my deepest sympathy to the families of the victims. Germany has been shaken by a number of shootings in the last few years. “Police activities in the surrounding area are being successively discontinued.

Report as yet unconfirmed by police says suspect is believed to be a former member of the religious community.

And in 2019, two people were killed after a neo-Nazi tried to storm a synagogue in Halle on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. She said the services at the centre have always been very well attended and that the crowd was a mix of “families, older people, younger people”. Police are working at full speed to pursue the perpetrators and clarify the background.” I send France’s condolences to the families of the victims and to all our German friends. And with the security forces, who have had a difficult deployment.” A coffin was ushered into the Jehovah’s Witnesses centre at 11am on Friday as a crowd of TV cameras and reporters watched on, sheltering under umbrellas from heavy snow.

Hamburg shooting news – live: Gunman kills seven then himself in attack on Jehovah's Witness church in Germany · Police said the motive for the attack, which ...

“We understand that the authorities are still investigating the details of this crime. After a shooting at a Jehovah’s Witness church in Hamburg, Germany, police are yet to release an official death toll. Multiple people were killed at a Jehovah’s Witness church in Germany by a gunman who police believe acted alone. “There were about four periods of shooting,” said student Laura Bauch, who lives near the Jehovah’s Witness church in Germany where multiple people were killed. Multiple people have died and several others are injured after a shooting in a church in Hamburg. Eight people have been killed and several others wounded in a shooting at a Jehovah’s Witness church centre in Hamburg, Germany. [Several killed and others injured after shooting at church in Hamburg](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/hamburg-shooting-germany-several-killed-b2297749.html) Several people were killed and injured Thursday night after shots were fired inside a building where Jehovah’s Witnesses met in the northern German city of Hamburg, officials said Several people were killed and injured Thursday night after shots were fired inside a building where Jehovah’s Witnesses met in the northern German city of Hamburg, officials said. ICYMI: Several killed and others injured after shooting at church in Hamburg [A gunman shot dead seven people ](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/hamburg-shooting-germany-several-killed-b2297749.html)at a Jehovah’s Witness church centre in [Germany](/topic/germany) yesterday, before turning the weapon on himself, police say. Watch: Multiple dead in shooting at Jehovah’s Witness church in Hamburg

Unborn baby among seven killed · Eight dead in Jehovah's Witness Church shooting in Hamburg · Gunman believed to be dead was sole perpetrator, say police · Police yet to ascertain motive behind shooting · Witnesses heard 'four periods of shooting' · 'Brutal act ...

“We understand that the authorities are still investigating the details of this crime. Several people were killed and injured Thursday night after shots were fired inside a building where Jehovah’s Witnesses met in the northern German city of Hamburg, officials said in line with German privacy rules. Several people were killed and injured Thursday night after shots were fired inside a building where Jehovah’s Witnesses met in the northern German city of Hamburg, officials said. The gunman was believed to be a former member of the Jehovah’s Witness community, Spiegel magazine reported. German officials say the suspected perpetrator of a mass shooting in Hamburg was a former member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Philipp F, 35, shot dead seven people before he was found dead after police in Hamburg, Germany, confirmed many more had been injured after an attack in a ...

He settled in Hamburg after studying business administration and after living abroad on a number of occasions. grew up in Kempten in the Allgäu region in a strictly religious family. “It was a terrible shock. Thomas Radszuweit, a Hamburg security official, said the suspected shooter was not previously known to authorities and there was no previous case against him. There was still no word on a possible motive for the shooting on Thursday evening that stunned Germany's second-biggest city. After he left high school, he trained as a bank clerk.

Reports say at least six people have been killed and several have been injured in the attack.

The headquarters of the movement is in New York. So far we have no indications that any perpetrators fled." Police say a gunman is believed to be dead.

Officers were told of concerns about mental health of man who went on to shoot dead four men, two women and an unborn baby.

And in 2019, two people were killed after a neo-Nazi tried to storm a synagogue in Halle on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. The Christian movement, founded in the US in the late 19th century, preaches non-violence and is known for door-to-door evangelism. At 11am on Friday a coffin was ushered into the centre as a crowd of TV cameras and reporters watched on, sheltering under umbrellas from heavy snow. We have not had a mass attack of this magnitude. Hamburg’s senator for interior affairs, Andy Grote, said: “It’s a horrible act. Eight people were injured, four seriously.