Street shooting injures 2 in W. Germany
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Xinhua, December 16, 2011
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Two people were critically injured in a rampant shooting in the city of Bottrop in western Germany on Thursday.
The incident took place around 18:00 local time (GMT 1700) in front of Albrecht-Durer Primary School in Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia State, local media reported.
Several gunshots were heard, witnesses said.
The victims were reportedly two brothers aged between 24 and 25.
Police suspected there were two perpetrators. A massive manhunt has been launched for the criminals who had escaped the site. Their motivation for the shooting remained unknown.
The scene of the crime, located in a residential area, was cordoned off.
Local newspaper reported one of the suspected shooters drove a dark Volkswagen Golf to flee the site.
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