Deadly shooting at Jehovah’s Witness hall in Hamburg

Several people have been killed in a shooting at a meeting hall of Jehovah’s Witness in the northern German city of Hamburg.

Police say the gunman is believed to be dead. It was not clear if the attacker was among the six or seven deaths reported by German media.

Several people were also injured in the shooting on Deelboge.Street in the city’s Gross Borstel district.

A dead person, who is believed to be a criminal, was found at the place and investigations are underway, the police said.