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A young man is said to have attacked his parents and two siblings with a knife.
Three people die.
Waldshut-Tiengen - A 19-year-old is taken into custody because he is said to have killed his parents and brother with a knife.
The crime happened in the Waldshut district on the border with Switzerland.
An investigating judge had issued an arrest warrant, a spokeswoman for the Waldshut-Tiengen public prosecutor's office said on Wednesday upon request.
The suspect's sister was seriously injured in the attack on Tuesday evening, as the police and public prosecutor's office reported jointly.
According to investigators, the young man with German and Italian citizenship is accused of three counts of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter.
According to dpa information, the bloody act took place in Hohentengen in the extreme south of Baden-Württemberg.
The investigators did not provide a precise location, citing personal rights.
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