Kurds among victims of the shisha bar shooting in Germany

A gunman opened fire at two shisha bars in the western German city of Hanau overnight on Wednesday, killing at least nine people, including Kurds, Bild reported.

The newspaper did not specify the exact number of Kurds among the victims, but other unconfirmed reports said all the dead were Kurds, including a woman.

The shootings took place around 22:00 (21:00 GMT) on Wednesday. BBC also confirmed that in both places the clientele were reported to have been predominantly Kurdish.

The perpetrator then fled to his home where he was later found dead along with the body of a second person.

According to Bild, he expressed far-right views in a letter of confession and a video. A spokesman told AFP news agency that there were “signs of a xenophobic motive” for the killings.

Source: Basnews