Gunman kills six in Germany attackAfter the shooting in southern Germany, first responders arrived on the scene to find the dead and wounded in and around a local hotelFRANKFURT AM MAIN - A gunman killed six people and seriously wounded two others in southwestern Germany on Friday, police said, with local media reporting that the victims were relatives of the shooter. The gunman, believed to have a personal motive, launched an assault in the town of Rot am See. Police and prosecutors said they would provide more details about the attack in a press conference in Rot am See later on Friday. - Shootings rare -While owning firearms is not illegal in Germany, most guns can be acquired only with a licence and they are closely monitored, making mass shootings comparatively rare. Germany has also been the target of a number of jihadist attacks in recent years, although most of the perpetrators did not use guns.

Source: Bangkok Post January 24, 2020 15:33 UTC