A terrible bloodbath has occurred in Hanau. A man shot down several people. There are vigils all over Germany.
- In Hanau (Hessen) there was a terrible bloody deed .
- One man shot ten people and then himself.
- Among the victims is a man from Regensburg.
Update from 8.05pm: After the fatal gunshots in Hanau , there were vigils all over Germany - also in the Allgäu. The municipal councilor and spokeswoman for the Greens, Bergith Hornbacher-Burgstaller , had called for a silent vigil in Oberstdorf (Oberallgäu) on Friday evening (February 21).
"We all want to live together peacefully, that's very important," she said. Around 250 people came to the station forecourt and made a signal. They brought flowers, candles and posters with them to commemorate the victims and to work for peaceful coexistence. Racism should have no place in society.
There was a vigil in the Allgäu to commemorate the victims of Hanau.
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Suspected assassin from Hanau: Tobias R. is said to have lived in Munich
Update from 19:21: The alleged assassin from Hanau , Tobias R., is said to have been subleased in Munich until 2018. Officials said on Friday in a conference call to members of the Bundestag's interior committee, participants reported. It was also said that Tobias R. shot two of the fatalities in their cars while driving through Hanau. However, the question of when the first emergency call was received by the police on Wednesday evening was not answered.
Bloody deed in Hanau: Regensburg is among the victims
Announcement of origin from February 21, 12.07
Regensburg (Bavaria) - Ten people were killed in the terrible act that occurred on Wednesday (February 19) in Hanau , Hesse.
Bloody deed in Hanau: the victim's brother reports of the incident
The alleged 43-year-old offender Tobias R. had shot several people in the area of two bars in Hanau's city center on Wednesday. As the Mittelbayerische Zeitung reports, a man from Regensburg was among the victims. He moved from Hanover in Upper Palatinate Regensburg * three years ago. The 34-year-old then went freelance there.
As the victim's brother told the Mittelbayerische Zeitung , the victim only happened to be at the scene of the crime . "Then this crazy man caught him," he is quoted as saying. However, he did not yet know how to proceed. Because he had to wait for precise information from the public prosecutor .
Regensburg among the victims in Hanau: Turkish community gathers
The alleged gunman is said to have committed the act for racist reasons. Since the victim from Regensburg was of Turkish descent , the funeral should take place in Turkey. As the Mittelbayerische Zeitung continues, a Turkish community is now collecting for the victim and his brother. "Money is currently being collected because the dead are to be buried in Turkey. His brother collects donations because the transfer costs a lot of money, ”said Salih Altuner, who is well known in the Turkish community of Regensburg .
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- Emil Mosebach (@MosebachEmil) February 20, 2020Mustafa Miran is the director of the Turkish Islamic community in Regensburg. He also knew the 34-year-old from Regensburg, who fell victim to Tobias R.'s shots . He confirmed that money was currently being collected for the transfer to Turkey and was affected by this cruel act , according to the Mittelbayerische Zeitung . Other Regensburg residents also commemorated the victims of the bloody deed in Hanau in downtown Regensburg .
Numerous people die after gunshots in Hanau - depressing pictures of the crime scenes
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