German gunman kills six, unborn child, at Jehovah’s Witness hall – police

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By Riham Alkousaa and Jan Schwartz HAMBURG (Reuters) -A gunman in Germany shot dead six people before killing himself at a Jehovah’s Witness worship hall in Hamburg, authorities said on Friday, in an attack that is bound to renew calls for stricter gun controls. Eight other people were wounded, including a seven-months pregnant woman who lost her unborn daughter, police and prosecutors said at a news conference. Officials said they had been tipped off about the perpetrator but had not taken away his legally-owned gun before the shooting at an event on Thursday night. The killer’s motive remain…

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