German police launch manhunt after 2 people shot dead

Armed police stand guard at the compound of the court builing in Celle, northern Germany. (AFP)
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Updated 20 April 2025
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German police launch manhunt after 2 people shot dead

  • There was no information yet about the "circumstances, or the motive of the perpetrators", they said.

BERLIN: A large police operation was under way in Germany on Sunday to find one or more shooters who killed two men the day before in the center of the country, police said.
The bodies of the two victims, both with gunshot wounds, were found in front of a residential address in Bad Nauheim, a town north of Frankfurt, on Saturday afternoon, Giessen city police said.
“A big force deployment” of police from uniformed, plain clothes and special forces branches have fanned out, backed by a helicopter, to find the perpetrator or perpetrators, it said.
“The current understanding is that there is no danger for inhabitants or other people,” police said.
There was no information yet about the “circumstances, or the motive of the perpetrators,” they said.
Police and prosecutors have opened an investigation.
Bad Nauheim is 25 kilometers (15 miles) north of Frankfurt and has a population of around 33,000. It was famous for being where Elvis Presley did US military service between 1958 and 1960 and where he met his future wife, Priscilla Presley.


Japan calls on Iran to avoid using force to stop protests

Updated 11 January 2026
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Japan calls on Iran to avoid using force to stop protests

TOKYO: Japanese Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu on Sunday called on Iran to avoid using force against peaceful protests.

Motegi noted that many people have been killed or injured in the ongoing protests and said Japan was “deeply concerned about the deterioration of the situation.” The country is monitoring developments closely and is opposed to the use of force.

“The government of Japan strongly calls for the immediate cessation of violence and strongly hopes for an early settlement of the situation,” Motegi said in a statement, adding the administration was taking necessary measures to protect Japanese nationals in Iran.