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(CNN) - Eight people died during the shootings in the German city of Hanau on Wednesday night, Southeast Hesse police said in a statement. A large police operation is currently underway to find suspects, police said.
In a previous press release, authorities said there were shootings in two different areas of Hanau.
By Nadine Schmidt of CNN in Berlin, Melissa Gray in Atlanta and Anna-Maja Rappard in New York.
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