Six shot dead in family row

Berlin - A Turkish man shot dead six family members in the north German town of Salzgitter yesterday in what police said was …

Berlin - A Turkish man shot dead six family members in the north German town of Salzgitter yesterday in what police said was the result of a family vendetta. A seventh person was said to be in a critical condition after the attack. All the victims were Turkish. Police said the 24year-old man was arrested after giving himself up after the incident. They added there had been a history of feuding in the family.

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