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4 killed, 1 hurt in Germany clinic attack

A 51-year-old employee arrested ‘under strong suspicion’ of carrying out assault

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 29 Apr 2021 1:40PM

4 killed, 1 hurt in Germany clinic attack
Officers say the victims were subjected to ‘intense, extreme violence’, but did not give any details around the circumstances of the killings in the eastern city of Potsdam. – File pic, April 29, 2021

BERLIN – Four people have been killed and one person seriously wounded in an attack at a care clinic in Germany, police said today.

Officers said the victims were subjected to “intense, extreme violence”, but did not give any details around the circumstances of the killings in the eastern city of Potsdam.

A 51-year-old employee has been arrested “under strong suspicion” of carrying out the assault, police said.

The motivation for the attack is not known, they added.

Those killed are believed to be patients at the clinic, local newspaper Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten reported.

Brandenburg state police were called to the Oberlin Clinic about 9pm local time, according to reports, with the victims later discovered in their rooms. – AFP, April 29, 2021

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