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Gunman Opens Fire in German Nightclub; 1 Dead, 3 Hurt

by Reuters

   BERLIN --

   A 34-year-old man opened fire in a nightclub in the southern German
   city of Konstanz on Sunday, killing one person and seriously injuring
   three others, police said.

   The suspect was fatally wounded in a gunfight with police officers
   outside the music venue after they rushed to the scene shortly after
   the incident around 0230 GMT. He died later in hospital. One police
   officer was also injured in the exchange of fire.

   The motive for the shooting is unclear, but German police have ruled
   out terrorism.

   Police said in a statement that special commando forces have been
   deployed in the city as it was not clear if the suspected had acted
   alone or had accomplices.

   On Friday, a failed asylum seeker killed one person and injured six
   others in the northern city of Hamburg. Officials said he was an
   Islamist known to security forces and he was psychologically unstable.