Two killed in Germany nightclub shooting (Lead)
Sunday - July 30, 2017 3:06 pm ,
Category : WORLD
Berlin July 30 (IANS) Two persons including the gunman were killed during a shootout at a nightclub in the German city of Constance on Sunday police said.
The gunman identified as a 34-year-old Iraqi citizen opened fire at the Grey club on Max-Stromeyer-Strasse road at about 4.30 a.m. killing one person the BBC quoted the police as saying.
The gunman was then shot by the police and died in a hospital.
Three people including a police officer were seriously injured in the attack according to authorities.
Police and prosecutors said in a statement that special commando forces and a police helicopter was deployed as it was not yet known if the suspect had accomplices. The motive for the shooting was not immediately clear.
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