Hanau shootings
2020 terrorist attack in Hanau, Germany
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Interest in “Hanau shootings” spiked on Wikipedia on 2026-06-03.
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Key Takeaways
- The Hanau shootings occurred on 19 February 2020, when ten people were killed and five others wounded in a terrorist shooting spree by a far-right extremist targeting three bars and a kiosk in Hanau, near Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany.
- The massacre was called an act of terrorism by the German Minister of Internal Affairs.
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WikipediaThe Hanau shootings occurred on 19 February 2020, when ten people were killed and five others wounded in a terrorist shooting spree by a far-right extremist targeting three bars and a kiosk in Hanau, near Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. After the attacks the gunman, Tobias Rathjen, returned to his apartment, where he killed his mother and then committed suicide. The massacre was called an act of terrorism by the German Minister of Internal Affairs.
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