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In Pictures: Deadly ‘far-right’ attack shocks Germany

At least nine killed in attack that has raised alarm in Germany as prosecutors investigate far-right motive.

German special forces prepare to search an area after a shooting in Hanau near Frankfurt, Germany, February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach - RC234F9748PE — German special forces prepare to search an area after a shooting in Hanau near Frankfurt. [Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters]

A gunman has killed at least nine people as he targeted customers at shisha bars in Germany on Wednesday evening, in a suspected far-right attack.

The attack sparked a huge manhunt overnight.

The suspected gunman and his mother were found dead in his home early on February 20. Police said there was no reason to believe there was more than one suspect.

The attacks took place at two bars in Hanau, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Frankfurt, where armed police quickly fanned out and helicopters roamed the sky looking for the person responsible for the bloodshed.

Police are trying to identify the victims. German media reports that those killed were likely to be of migrant background, while Ibrahim Kalin, a spokesman for the Turkish presidency, said some of those killed were of Turkish origin.

General view of one of the bar target in a shooting in Kesselstadt, near Frankfurt, western Germany, on February 20, 2020. - The suspect in two shootings in Germany that killed at least nine people wa — General view of one of the bars targeted in a shooting in Kesselstadt, near Frankfurt. [Thomas Lohnes/AFP]

A special forces officer guards the road in front of a house that is searched through by police in Hanau, Germany Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Eight people were killed in shootings in and outside two hook — A special forces officer guards the road in front of a house that is searched by police in Hanau. [Michael Probst/AP Photo]

Police, emergency services and forensic police are seen behind a police cordon near a bar (L) in the centre of Hanau, near Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on February 20, 2020, after at least nine — Officers, emergency services and forensic experts are seen behind a police cordon near a bar in the centre of Hanau. [Thomas Lohnes/AFP]

A projectile lies on the sidewalk near a restaurant at the scene of a shooting in central Hanau, Germany Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Eight people were killed in shootings in the German city of Hanau on W — A projectile lies on the pavement near a restaurant at the scene of a shooting in central Hanau. [Michael Probst/AP Photo]

Forensic experts work around a damaged car after a shooting in Hanau near Frankfurt, Germany, February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach - RC214F9YN007 — Forensic experts work around a damaged car after a shooting in Hanau. [Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters]

A special forces officer works on a robot in front of a house that is searched through by police in Hanau, Germany Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Eight people were killed in shootings in and outside two hoo — A special forces officer works on a robot in front of a house that is searched by police in Hanau. [Michael Probst/AP Photo]

epa08229342 Ambulances and paramedics at the crime scene after a shooting in Hanau near Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 20 February 2020. According to media reports at least eight people were killed in sh — Ambulances and paramedics at the crime scene after a shooting in Hanau. [Wiesbaden/EPA]