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Six men shot dead in Germany
Reuters (excerpt) ^ | August 15, 2007

Posted on 08/15/2007 12:36:42 AM PDT by HAL9000

Excerpt -

BERLIN (Reuters) - Six men have been shot dead in the northwestern German town of Duisburg, police said on Wednesday.

Police found the six in, or lying next to, two cars not far from the city's train station after a passer-by heard shots at about 2:30 a.m. (1:30 a.m. British time) and alerted them.

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The cars were registered in a German town but some local media said the victims were not German.


(Excerpt) Read more at uk.reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: duisburg; germany

1 posted on 08/15/2007 12:36:45 AM PDT by HAL9000
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To: HAL9000

We’re updating this thread here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1881375/posts


2 posted on 08/15/2007 12:38:18 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: HAL9000
The cars were registered in a German town but some local media said the victims were not German.

Well...well...

3 posted on 08/15/2007 12:49:07 AM PDT by yankeedame ("Oh, I can take it but I'd much rather dish it out.")
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To: yankeedame

This is impossible. Only America has gun violence.


4 posted on 08/15/2007 12:57:17 AM PDT by freeplancer
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To: Cindy

Thanks for the update. AFP reporting the dead men are Italians.


5 posted on 08/15/2007 1:02:16 AM PDT by HAL9000 (http://LinksToNewsSources.GooglePages.com)
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To: HAL9000
Hal, I posted this over here Shooting Massacre In German Town

6 posted on 08/15/2007 1:07:36 AM PDT by bd476
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To: HAL9000

Thanks Hal.
I’ll look for the link.
Appreciate it.


7 posted on 08/15/2007 1:08:44 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: bd476
I was wondering if it could be related to this -

Italy probe unearths huge Iraq arms deal

But since the ages of the victims range from 16 to 39, probably not.

8 posted on 08/15/2007 1:10:25 AM PDT by HAL9000 (http://LinksToNewsSources.GooglePages.com)
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To: Cindy

http://www.romandie.com/infos/news/070815075229.fsxy1w91.asp


9 posted on 08/15/2007 1:10:57 AM PDT by HAL9000 (http://LinksToNewsSources.GooglePages.com)
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To: HAL9000; Cindy

According to Bildt Zeitung (a German tabloid) the six men were Italians. (”6 Italians killed by head shots”)

However, those Italians may be just as Swedish as the Swedish Gitmo prisoners.

http://www.bild.t-online.de/BTO/news/2007/08/15/duisburg-morde/bahnhof-tote,geo=2322702.html

PS: Under one of the pictures in the article it says: According to the first reports from the police the dead men were of southern extraction. (”Nach ersten Ermittlungen der Polizei sind die Toten südländischer Herkunft”)


10 posted on 08/15/2007 1:12:26 AM PDT by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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To: Cindy

Italian news reports say the men were from the Calabria region, members of two organized crime families.


11 posted on 08/15/2007 1:49:00 AM PDT by HAL9000 (http://LinksToNewsSources.GooglePages.com)
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To: HAL9000

Thanks Hal.

Well then...interesting still.


12 posted on 08/15/2007 1:55:51 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: HAL9000

Uh oh...I have a friend in Duisburg. I’ve gotta give him a call...


13 posted on 08/15/2007 2:17:59 AM PDT by AntiKev ("No damage. The world's still turning isn't it?" - Stereo Goes Stellar - Blow Me A Holloway)
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To: HAL9000

Given how dangerous Germany has become, I suggest we bring all of our troops home, ASAP!

14 posted on 08/15/2007 5:21:39 AM PDT by jws3sticks (Hillary can take a very long walk on a very short pier, anytime, and the sooner the better!)
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