German authorities were investigating Friday the motive of a shooter who killed seven at a Jehovah’s Witness hall in Hamburg the night before, seriously wounding several others.
, a U.S.-headquartered faith group that claims 8.7 million adherents in its congregations, known as Kingdom Halls, worldwide. The group claims about 170,000 members in Germany.
Authorities said they would release further details in a news conference later on Friday, as they appealed to witnesses to send footage of the shooting to a secure website. Police officers found several people dead and others with gunshot wounds when they arrived at the building around 9:15 p.m. local time, Hamburg police spokesman Holger Vehren said in interview from the scene Thursday night.
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