Berlin • Several shots were fired Wednesday in the eastern German city of Halle, leaving two people dead as the suspected assailants fled, police said. The exact target of the attack was not clear, since it took place near a synagogue and a kebab shop, witnesses said.
Police said in a tweet that the suspects fled in a car, and soon after reported that one person had been arrested. They gave no information about that person or reasons why they thought the attack was carried out by multiple assailants.
Officers were out in force across Halle, a city of 240,000, hunting down more suspects and urging residents to stay at home or indoors.