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Shooting in northern Germany leaves 5 dead

Anadolu Agency EUROPE
Published June 29,2026
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Police and rescuers work at the scene where several people were killed in a shooting in Stade, northern Germany, a city some 50 kilometres west of Hamburg, on June 29, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Five people died on Monday after a shooting took place in the Lower Saxon city of Stade in northern Germany, police said.

Stade police announced in a statement issued via their WhatsApp channel that five people were killed, and several others injured after a homicide took place at a youth welfare facility.

It reaffirmed that two suspected perpetrators, including the alleged shooter, were arrested.

Investigations into the background and the exact sequence of events are ongoing, the police added.