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Gunfire in Hanau: The Chronology of the Night

2020-02-20T19:38:51.046Z


In the alleged right-wing extremist terrorist attack in Hanau, eleven people were killed by gunfire. The chronology of the night.


In the alleged right-wing extremist terrorist attack in Hanau, eleven people were killed by gunfire. The chronology of the night.

  • In Hanau (Hessen), eleven people died in a suspected right-wing extremist terrorist attack from gunfire on Wednesday evening.
  • The alleged perpetrator is among the victims.
  • The chronology of the night.

9:31 am: After the shots in Hanau (Hessen) there is now officially suspected terrorism. This was announced by the Hesse Interior Minister Peter Beuth (CDU) in the state parliament in Wiesbaden. All of this is known about the events in Hanau.

9:06 am: Steffen Seibert reports on Twitter that Chancellor Angela Merkel is canceling her trip to the Leopoldina in Halle because of the gunfire in Hanau (Hesse) . Interior Minister Horst Seehofer also canceled an appointment. Both can be kept informed of the progress of the investigation.

8:05 a.m .: ARD terrorism expert Holger Schmidt writes on Twitter that the alleged shooter is a 43-year-old man from Hanau (Hessen) * . The body that was found next to him was probably his mother.

Shots in Hanau: confessional letter of the perpetrator showed up - xenophobic motives

8:00 a.m .: The first media report on xenophobic and extreme right-wing motives of the alleged perpetrator.

7:30 am: A letter of confession and a video of the alleged perpetrator showed up after the shots in Hanau (Hesse) . In the video on YouTube, the alleged perpetrator expresses conspiracy theories.

Hanau: Gunfire - the body of the alleged perpetrator found

5:00 a.m .: The body of the alleged perpetrator was found in his apartment. The police special forces also discovered another body on site. The number of original victims was raised to nine. In total, eleven people died in the night.

02:38: Now the Mayor of Hanau Claus Kaminsky speaks for the first time . He is shocked by the violence in his city with the dead and several injured. "It was a terrible evening, it will surely keep us busy for a long, long time and will be remembered sadly," said Kaminsky during a special broadcast of "Bild live" on Thursday night.

01:58: The Hanau member of the Bundestag Katja Leikert (CDU) speaks up during the night and writes on Twitter: "On this terrible night in #Hanau, I wish the relatives of those killed a lot of strength and condolences. Hopefully a quick recovery for the injured. It's a real horror scenario for all of us. Thanks to all emergency services !! "

Gunfire in Hanau: Several dead after attacks on several crime scenes

00:00: After the shots, the police search for the perpetrator. A helicopter is also used in the search. At this point, the police only confirmed one dead and several injured.

11:00 p.m .: At a second crime scene, a kiosk on Kurt-Schumacher-Platz in the Kesselstadt district, people were also shot to death. The police and rescue workers are already on site. According to initial information, at least eight people have died.

10 p.m .: Several people died in Hanau (Hessen). In the southern Hessian city there was an attack in front of a shisha bar .

md / dpa

We have summarized all the voices about the terrible events in Hanau for you. Numerous politicians were shocked.

After the right-wing terrorist attack in Hanau, several cities called for vigils. A wave of solidarity passes through Hesse and Germany after the fatal shots.

* op-online.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network

List of rubric lists: © Boris Roessler / dpa

Source: merkur

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