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Two found dead at school near Berlin, 19-year-old suspect detained

Police said the attack was linked to a relationship, and a 30-year-old man died while trying to intervene.

  • On Thursday, two people were killed at a school in Gosen-Neu Zittau near Berlin, and police have detained a suspect, local newspaper Maerkische Allgemeine reported.
  • One of the victims is an 18-year-old woman who attended the school, while a 30-year-old man was killed attempting to stop the attack, according to Maerkische.
  • The suspected perpetrator is believed to be the 19-year-old former boyfriend of the student; police confirmed in a statement on X that one suspect is in custody.
  • Separately, the Berliner Zeitung reported that two additional people were injured during the incident, expanding the toll beyond the two fatalities.
  • Local police could not be reached for comment regarding further details, though reporting by Ludwig Burger and Friederike Heine continues to cover developments in Gosen-Neu Zittau.
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At a school in Brandenburg there was a violence. As the police confirmed, there were two deaths. The school is located in the municipality of Gosen-Neu Zittau on the border with Berlin.

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Two people were killed today at a high school in the town of Gossen-Neuzitau, not far from Berlin, and the police arrested a 19-year-old German suspect of the murders, the German authorities announced.

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In a knife attack at a school in the Brandenburg state of Germany, an 18-year-old female student and a 30-year-old man who reportedly tried to stop the attacker were killed. The 19-year-old suspect was taken into custody, and it is alleged that the attack was carried out by the student's ex-boyfriend.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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A 19-year-old is said to have killed his ex-girlfriend and a caretaker.The police are leading young people and their parents from the schoolyard – some of them are crying.Three hours earlier, a shocking act took place at the school in Gosen-Neu Zittau in Ostbrandenburg near Berlin: a 19-year-old German is said to have killed two people. A woman and a man – the woman is said to have been his ex-girlfriend, according to the German press agency, th…

·Hamburg, Germany
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Tears in the schoolyard, silent sympathy: A deadly attack at a school shakes Brandenburg. Emergency pastors take care of students, the police secure the crime scene.

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An 18-year-old female student and a 30-year-old man died in a stabbing attack on a school campus in Germany. Police have detained a 19-year-old suspect in connection with the incident, who is alleged to be the former boyfriend of the 18-year-old student.

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