Several people killed in attack in southern Germany

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Several people have been killed and others injured in an attack in Lautlingen, a town in the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, according to a Bild newspaper report.

The attacker was thought to be a hunter, according to the report, which did not specify how the victims were killed.

Police confirmed there were several people dead without specifying. 

The general public was not at risk, a police spokesperson said.

Reuters