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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-29T12:15:44.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nFive people have been killed after a shooting in the German town of Stade.\n\nA male suspect has been detained following the shooting.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe motive behind the attack is unclear, police have stated.\n\nLocal media reported that the incident had taken place in a youth centre in central Stade.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nSeveral people have been injured in the shooting, however police have not confirmed exact numbers.\n\nStade has a population of around 50,000 people, and is west of the city of Hamburg.\n\nPolice have confirmed two people have been arrested following the shooting, one of those arrested is the suspect, the other's role is unclear.\n\nEarly reports suggested multiple suspects, but police did not immediately confirm the role of the second person detained.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThey also confirmed there is no ongoing threat to the public.\n\n“Shots were fired near a youth center in the city center,” the German DPA news agency quoted a police spokesman as saying.\n\nStade police said in a statement shared on WhatsApp that a \"major operation\" was underway on Dankersstraße, calling on residents to steer clear of the area and follow the instructions of the emergency services on the scene.\n\nLarge numbers of emergency services remain on the scene.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nPolice have confirmed that all of the dead were adults.\n\nThe police spokesman denied that the shooting had taken place near a youth centre, but refused to give further details.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**MORE FOLLOWS...**\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Five dead after gunman opens fire in historic German town - Suspect detained"
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