Police mount major operation after shots fired at Cologne café
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- Police responded to reports of gunfire at a café on Bonner Straße in Cologne at about 7:30 a.m.
- Officers found several bullet holes and secured shell casings at the scene.
- Police were searching for a suspect and had not reported any injuries or deaths.
Police launched a major operation in Cologne on Monday morning after shots were fired at a café in the city’s Südstadt district.
Several bullet holes were found in the café on Bonner Straße, and officers secured shell casings at the scene. Police said the shots were reported at about 7:30 a.m.
Authorities were searching for the suspect. They had not said whether anyone was injured or killed.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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