Live Germany shooting: Eight people killed in attack on shisha bars in Hanau - latest news

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Full report: Eight people killed and five injured in two shootings Shisha bars targeted Police launch manhunt for unknown number of suspects Motive of attacks is not known At least eight people have been killed and five injured in two shootings late on Wednesday in the German city of Hanau, police have said. The attackers opened fire in a shisha bar in the city centre at about 10pm local time (9pm GMT). They then drove to another bar and carried out a second shooting.. Three people were killed in the first attack and five in the second, while five other people have been injured. An unknown number of attackers are still at large, said police, who have launched a major manhunt. The motive for the shooting is unclear. Can-Luca Frisenna, who works at a shop at the scene of one of the shootings said his father and brother were in the area during the attack. "It"s like being in a film, it"s like a bad joke, that someone is playing a joke on us," he told Reuters. "I can"t grasp yet everything that has happened. My colleagues, all my colleagues, they are like my family - they can"t understand it either." 2:51am "This is a horrific scenario" Katja Leikert, Hanau"s representative in the Bundestag, Germany"s national parliament, tweeted: "On this terrible night in Hanau I send those close to the victims all my strength and heartfelt condolences. "Hopefully the injured recover swiftly. It is a horrific scenario for us all. Thanks to emergency services."

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