Several people have been shot and killed in the German city of Hanau, it has been reported.

Local police have confirmed that eight people were killed in the shooting incident on Wednesday evening (19 February), and several others injured.

German newspaper Bild reports that the motive for the shooting is not clear and police are searching for the perpetrators.

The Hessenschau regional broadcaster said that two shooting incidents had taken place at two separate shisha bars in Hanau, near Frankfurt.

It said witnesses reported hearing eight or nine shots and seeing at least one person lying on the ground.

In a statement, police said that the first shooting took place at 10pm and a dark vehicle was seen leaving the scene.

The perpetrator or perpetrators then reportedly went to another part of the city, where shots were fired in another shisha bar, the broadcaster said.

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