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Romanian citizen killed in Hanau attack

The attacker, a 40-year-old German man, killed himself after killing his mother.

Romanian citizen killed in Hanau attack

Articol de Radiojurnal, 21 Februarie 2020, 15:43

Romanian Foreign Ministry confirmed, on Thursday night, that a Romanian citizen is among victims of the armed attack that took place on Wednesday evening in Hanau, Germany.

General Consulate of Romania in Bonn is in contact with the local authorities and got in touch with the deceased's family to provide the necessary assistance in such situations. At the disposal of Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu, repatriation will be ensured through the emergency fund.

Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs sends condolences to the mourning family and firmly condemns any act of violence and xenophobic manifestation.

Immigrants of Turkish, Bulgarian, Bosnian and Romanian origins were among the victims of the attacks on Wednesday evening in the German city of Hanau, Hessa land, according to German media The nine victims of German Tobias R. are between 21 and 44 years old. Three of them are Germans.

Armed attacks in Hanau resulted in nine deaths and more injured, being investigated as terrorist actions, Hesse's Interior Minister Peter Beuth said on Thursday.

The attacker, a 40-year-old German man, killed himself after killing his mother.

Source:RRA.Translated by Miruna Matei

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