A shooting in the central German town of Wächtersbach left a 26-year-old Eritrean wounded, with the shooter fleeing the scene. On Monday afternoon, police found the "apparently lifeless" body of the suspected shooter in a neighboring town. The man was taken to the local hospital and soon died.

Authorities did not say how the 56-year-old lost his life, but stressed that "the death of the suspected shooter was not caused by police forces." According to a report in Germany's Spiegel magazine, investigators assume that the man, who was a German national, killed himself.

The wounded Eritrean, however, underwent an operation and his condition seemed to be stable.

Frankfurt prosecutors said that a motive of xenophobia should be "taken into consideration." According to Spiegel, the authorities searched the apartment of the suspected shooter and found objects indicating he was a right-wing extremist.

German authorities were due to share more information about the case on Tuesday.

Every evening, DW sends out a selection of the day's news and features. Sign up here. </s> A shooting in the central German town of Wächtersbach left a 26-year-old Eritrean wounded, with the shooter fleeing the scene. On Monday afternoon, police found the "apparently lifeless" body of the suspected shooter in a car in the neighboring town of Biebergemünd. The man was taken to the local hospital and soon died.

"We are currently working on the assumption of a very clear xenophobic motive," a spokesman for Frankfurt state prosecutors said on Tuesday, adding that the victim, currently in a stable condition in hospital, was chosen "because of his skin color."

The incident happened near Kassel, scene of the killing in early June of the conservative politician Walter Lübcke. The main suspect in that death is Stephan E., a known neo-Nazi who is now in custody.

Authorities did not say how the 55-year-old lost his life, but stressed that "the death of the suspected shooter was not caused by police forces." According to a report in Germany's Der Spiegel magazine, who was a German national, killed himself.

The wounded Eritrean underwent an operation and his condition seemed to be stable.

According to local public broadcaster hr, investigators found a note written by the suspected perpetrator apparently about the crime, and Frankfurt prosecutors have said that a motive of xenophobia should be "taken into consideration."

Der Spiegel reported that police searched the apartment of the suspected shooter and found objects indicating he was a right-wing extremist.

German authorities were due to share more information about the case on Tuesday.

Every evening, DW sends out a selection of the day's news and features. Sign up here. </s> A shooting in the central German town of Wächtersbach left a 26-year-old Eritrean wounded, with the shooter fleeing the scene. On Monday afternoon, police found the "apparently lifeless" body of the suspected shooter in a car in the neighboring town of Biebergemünd. The man was taken to the local hospital and soon died.

"We are currently working on the assumption of a very clear xenophobic motive," a spokesman for Frankfurt state prosecutors said on Tuesday, adding that the victim, currently in a stable condition in hospital, was chosen "because of his skin color," and that the dead suspect had been seeking out a victim.

A search of the man's home confirmed suspicions of a racist motive, a spokesman said, without naming any more details.

Authorities did not say how the 55-year-old lost his life, but stressed that "the death of the suspected shooter was not caused by police forces." According to a report in Germany's Der Spiegel magazine, who was a German national, killed himself.

The incident happened near Kassel, scene of the killing in early June of the conservative politician Walter Lübcke. The main suspect in that death is Stephan E., a known neo-Nazi who is now in custody.

But despite the indications of a racist motive, the prosecutor's spokesman added, "we have no valid evidence that there were contacts to the right-wing nationalist or far-right scene," though he emphasized the investigation was still in its early stages.

According to local public broadcaster hr, investigators found a note written by the suspected perpetrator apparently about the crime, and Frankfurt prosecutors have said that a motive of xenophobia should be "taken into consideration."

Der Spiegel reported that police searched the apartment of the suspected shooter and found objects indicating he was a right-wing extremist.

German authorities were due to share more information about the case on Tuesday.

Every evening, DW sends out a selection of the day's news and features. Sign up here. </s> A shooting in the central German town of Wächtersbach left a 26-year-old Eritrean wounded, with the shooter fleeing the scene. On Monday afternoon, police found the "apparently lifeless" body of the suspected shooter in a car in the neighboring town of Biebergemünd. The man died later in hospital.

"We are currently working on the assumption of a very clear xenophobic motive," a spokesman for Frankfurt state prosecutors said on Tuesday, adding that the victim, currently in a stable condition following an operation, was chosen "because of his skin color," and that the dead suspect had been seeking out a victim.

A search of the man's home confirmed suspicions of a racist motive, a spokesman said. Investigators found a letter apparently referring to the crime in the apartment, as well as three firearms (a semi-automatic handgun and two rifles, all legally owned). The suspected perpetrator had also recently sold another gun, the spokesman said, which had also been tracked down and seized.

Authorities did not say how the 55-year-old lost his life, but stressed that "the death of the suspected shooter was not caused by police forces." According to a report in Germany's Der Spiegel magazine, who was a German national, killed himself.

The incident happened near Kassel, scene of the killing in early June of the conservative politician Walter Lübcke. The main suspect in that death is Stephan E., a known neo-Nazi who is now in custody.

Despite the indications of a racist motive, the prosecutor's spokesman added, "we have no valid evidence that there were contacts to the right-wing nationalist or far-right scene," though he emphasized the investigation was still in its early stages.

The town of Wächtersbach is due to hold a vigil at the crime scene on Tuesday as a protest against far-right violence, which is currently experiencing a new rise in Germany.

The killing of Walter Lübcke by a suspected neo-Nazi in Kassel has refocussed attention on far-right terrorism in Germany in recent weeks.

Every evening, DW sends out a selection of the day's news and features. Sign up here. </s> Police markings on the road where the bullets had been fired

An Eritrean man was wounded in the stomach in a drive-by shooting in central Germany in what police have condemned as a xenophobic attack.

The gunman targeted his victim "completely at random and purely because of the colour skin," said Frankfurt prosecutor Alexander Badle.

A 55-year-old man, whom police believe to be the gunman, was found dead in a car with a bullet wound to his head.

Police believe he killed himself and they found weapons at his home.

Though the attack in Wächtersbach was being seen as racist, German authorities have warned against links to the far right.

"We have no evidence in our current investigation that there were contacts with the right-wing or far-right scene," Mr Badle said.

Germans were shocked last month when a politician who had spoken out in favour of migrants was shot dead in an attack linked to the far right.

A far-right suspect, Stephan Ernst, confessed to murdering Walter Lübcke outside his home but has since retracted his confession. Both attacks took place in the central state of Hesse.

Germany's intelligence services have been criticised for their slow response to extreme right violence.

A report by the BfV domestic security agency last month estimated that the country's far-right scene had attracted as many as 24,000 people, of whom 12,700 were described as violence-orientated far-right extremists.

Officials said the victim of Monday's shooting, which took place in the north-east of Frankfurt, was in a stable condition on Tuesday. A vigil against racism was due to take place in the town on Tuesday evening.

At least three bullets were fired at the Eritrean man. The body of the suspected gunman was then found by police seven kilometres (four miles) away at Biebergemünd.

Two semi-automatic guns were found in the man's car and three other guns at his home. All of the man's guns were legally owned. A sixth gun had been sold shortly before the attack.

A letter was also found at the suspect's home but its contents were not made public. </s> A shooting in the central German town of Wächtersbach left a 26-year-old Eritrean wounded, with the shooter fleeing the scene. On Monday afternoon, police found the "apparently lifeless" body of the suspected shooter in a car in the neighboring town of Biebergemünd. He shot himself in the head and later died in hospital.

"We are currently working on the assumption of a very clear xenophobic motive," Frankfurt state prosecutors' spokesman Alexander Badle said on Tuesday, adding that the victim, currently in a stable condition following an operation, had apparently been chosen "because of his skin color," and that the dead suspect appeared to have chosen him at random.

A search of the 55-year-old man's home confirmed suspicions of a racist motive, a spokesman said. Investigators found a letter apparently referring to the crime in the apartment, as well as three firearms (a semi-automatic handgun and two rifles, all legally owned). The suspected perpetrator had also recently sold another gun, the spokesman said, which has been tracked down and seized. Two more guns were found in the suspect's car.

The incident happened near Kassel, scene of the killing in early June of the conservative politician Walter Lübcke. The main suspect in that case is Stephan E., a known neo-Nazi who is now in custody. Investigators also noted that the incident happened on the anniversary of the mass-murder of 77 people in Oslo and Utoya, Norway, in 2011, by far-right terrorist Anders Breivik.

"Whether there is a correlation with Breivik is an aspect that is interesting for us," Badle said.

Speaking to news agency dpa, Biebergemünd Mayor Manfred Weber said the dead suspect had been living in the area for two years, and had not drawn attention. "He lived a withdrawn life," Weber said. He was not a member of a local sports shooting club.

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No apparent contacts with neo-Nazis

Despite the indications of a racist motive, the prosecutor's spokesman added, "we have no valid evidence that there were contacts to the right-wing nationalist or far-right scene," though he emphasized the investigation was still in its early stages.

Some 400 people attended a vigil at the crime scene on Tuesday evening as a protest against far-right violence. In a joint statement, the town's leaders including Mayor Andreas Weiher said people were invited to "think of the victim and his family, and send a signal against racist violence."

Far-right extremism is currently experiencing a rise in Germany. A report released by the domestic intelligence agency, the BfV, in late June counted some 12,700 "violence-oriented" far-right extremists in the country.

While the overall number of right-wing crimes dropped by 0.3% in 2018, the number of violent crimes committed by right-wing extremists rose by 3.2% (from 1,054 to 1,088), according to the report.

The killing of Walter Lübcke has refocused attention on far-right terrorism in Germany in recent weeks. Stephan E. was known to have links with the international neo-Nazi network Combat 18.

Meanwhile, the German government's commissioner for migration, refugees, and integration, Annette Widmann-Mauz, took to Twitter to draw a connection between the incident in Wächtersbach and the racist hate-speech.

"In the middle of Germany someone shoots at a man from Eritrea," she wrote. "Out of hate speech comes violence, out of hatred comes murder. We cannot and must not tolerate this! For this reason: no relativization, but consistent action against racism and far-right extremism."

Police have said they are investigating a number of social media posts related to the incident.

Every evening, DW sends out a selection of the day's news and features. Sign up here. </s> Parts of Frankfurt main station where the incident occurred were closed off by police.

Parts of Frankfurt main station where the incident occurred were closed off by police.

AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD boy died when a man pushed him and his mother in front of a train in Germany’s Frankfurt railway station, police said.

The suspect, a 40-year-old man of African origin who was unrelated to the victims, ran off but was overpowered by passers-by and detained by police.

The woman, who is also 40, was being treated in hospital after narrowly escaping from the tracks as an arriving ICE highspeed train ran over the child.

Police said they had opened a murder inquiry and were questioning the suspect for a possible motive.

“The boy and his mother were pushed in front of an arriving train. The mother was able to save herself,” a police spokeswoman said.

Passers-by ran after the fleeing man who, reports said, had tried but failed to push a third person onto the tracks, and who was arrested near the station.

The suspect is believed to be Eritrean, said Hesse state interior minister Peter Beuth.

Interior Minister Horst Seehofer broke off his summer holiday because of the killing, saying he planned to meet with the heads of major security authorities.

“The background to this heinous crime is still unclear,” he said.

“It is now the task of the investigating authorities to clear it up as quickly and comprehensively as possible. The perpetrator will be held responsible for the crime by all legal means.”

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party quickly linked the case to a mass influx of migrants and refugees in recent years.

“The hideousness of this act can hardly be surpassed,” wrote the party’s Alice Weidel on Twitter, demanding that the government “finally start to protect the citizens of this country”.

A similar attack took place 10 days earlier when a 34-year-old woman was killed after being pushed in front of a train by a man in Voerde, near Duisburg. </s> Two people were killed and three others were seriously injured when a 34-year-old man opened fire in a nightclub in the southern German city of Konstanz on Sunday morning. The suspect suffered life-threatening injuries in a gunfight with police officers outside the music venue after they had rushed to the scene shortly after the incident. The attack took place outside Grey club on Max-Stromeyer-Strasse.

In the exchange of fire between the gunman and the police one of the police personnel also sustained minor injuries. Issuing an official statement about the shootout the German Police Police said that special commando forces and a police helicopter had been deployed in the city, as it was not yet known if the suspect had accomplices.

The suspect has been taken to hospital. The motive for the shooting is yet to be established. The shooting came just two days after Germany was shaken by a knife attack in the northern port city of Hamburg. A 26-year-old Palestinian had killed one and injured six in an assault at a supermarket. Officials said he was an Islamist known to security forces and he had was psychologically unstable. Germany has seen an influx of attacks mostly by lone wolves inspired by the ideologies of the Islamic States. The country has absorbed a huge inflow of refugee population from middle east countries in the past year.

For all the latest World News, download Indian Express App </s> PARIS — French officials say a young girl was killed and at least five people were seriously injured when a driver plowed his car into the sidewalk cafe of a pizza restaurant in a small town about an hour from Paris.

The national gendarme service said the driver was arrested soon after the incident Monday night in the town of Sept-Sorts after the suspect slammed his car into the pizzeria, killing one child and injuring several others. Investigators were on the scene and officials said it was unclear what motivated the incident.

A police official in the region Seine-et-Marne told NBC News the girl who was killed was 12-years-old and that a 4-year-old child was also seriously injured and flown by helicopter to a hospital in Paris.

Four others were seriously injured and eight were slightly injured, the official said.

France's Interior Ministry told the AP that the man who drove his car into the pizzeria was apparently suicidal and the incident is not believed linked to terrorism.

Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said on BFM television that the man was born in 1985 and was believed to have tried to commit suicide last week.
A shooting in the town of Wächtersbach, Hesse, Germany gravely injures an Eritrean man. The suspect commits suicide after fleeing the scene. Police treat the incident to be inspired by xenophobia.