Several people were killed and others injured in an attack in Lautlingen on Sunday, a town in the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, according to a report by Germany's Bild newspaper.
The attacker was thought to be a hunter, according to the report, which did not specify how the victims were killed.
Police confirmed there were several people dead without specifying. The general public was not at risk, a spokesperson said.

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