[Moo] man wielding a sword has kills at a church in Germany

[Jeanne]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4406821.stm
 
 

Carnage at German church service 


  
The motive for the attack is not yet known
A man wielding a sword has killed one person and injured at least three more
at a church in Germany, police say. 

Officers said they found "grisly" scenes after the afternoon attack in the
southern city of Stuttgart. 

"Severed limbs were lying all round the church," a police spokeswoman said,
adding that one man was arrested. 

Details are still emerging, and the motive for the attack that took place in
the middle of a service in the Protestant church is as yet unclear. 

One woman is reported to be in a serious condition following the assault. 

Counselling offered 

Police spokesman Hermann Karpf said that the attack came as members of the
local Tamil community were gathered in the church. 

"The suspected perpetrator was arrested. He is believed to be a Tamil, and
the service was also a Tamil service," Mr Karpf was quoted as saying. 

Police used pepper spray to overpower the man, according to Germany's
Spiegel. 

About 40 people are believed to have been in the church, most of them
thought to be members of the Tamil community who originally come from
southern India and Sri Lanka. 

Counselling has been offered to those who witnessed the attack. 

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