Germany shooting: eight dead in Hanau attack - live news
(The Guardian Germany)

Suspects are still at large, police say, after an attack on a shisha bar in the town near Frankfurt which also left five seriously injured. Follow the latest updates and developmentsFull report: major police operation in Hanau 12.14am GMT #Hanau pic.twitter.com/nSHXFGHVcHDude a guy in my little hometown Hanau Germany started shooting and already killed 7 people wtf is happening take care of each other guys!! #hanau #kesselstadt #amoklauf #mainkinzigkreis pic.twitter.com/72V7s8LUgHVarias personas resultaron muertas hoy en dos tiroteos ocurridos en la ciudad alemana de #Hanau.Las fuentes policiales no han concretado por el momento el número de víctimas, mientras que el diario @BILD habla de ocho muertos y cinco heridos graves. #Alemania Video cortesía pic.twitter.com/QTEiYdkxw0 12.09am GMT We can see from photographs already published by news wires and from television footage that there is a huge police opperation under way in the small town, which is close to Germany´s financial hub, Frankfurt. 12.03am GMT Police in Hanau have released a statement about what they have described as a `gunfight` in the town. It confirms that eight people are dead and that the suspect or suspects are still at large. As we just reported, there were gun shots in Hanau on Wednesday evening, around 10pm, in which several people were injured. According to the latest findings, the police can now confirm that eight people were fatally injured. The search for the perpetrators is in full swing. There is still no reliable knowledge of the background. The criminal police are still asking for information under the number 06181 100-123. 12.01am GMT Details are sketchy at the moment but we have an initial report on our site already.You can read it here: Related: Hanau shooting: eight dead in attack on shisha bar in German town 11.59pm GMT Welcome to our rolling coverage of a shooting in the German town of Hanau near Frankfurt on Wednesday night. This what we know so far: Continue reading...