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Two dead from a gun attack inside a company in Germany

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Two men were killed and another was injured as a result of gunfire on Tuesday evening, at the premises of a company in southwestern Germany, the police announced.

The injured person's life is in danger, AP reports.

The shooting occurred after a masked man entered a company in Bad Friedrichshall, a city north of Stuttgart, at around 17:45 p.m., police said in a statement.

The police are looking for the perpetrator. They have said a large deployment, including a helicopter, is underway as they believe there is no danger to the public.

There was no immediate information on the identity of the victims or other details.