Two killed in attack at school near Berlin, suspect arrested

Two people were killed in a violent incident at a school in the town of Gosen-Neu Zittau in the state of Brandenburg, near the German capital Berlin, on Thursday. Police arrested a suspect.

The Reuters news agency quoted the local newspaper Märkische Allgemeine as reporting that two people died in the incident, while police confirmed a violent incident occurred at the school and that a man had been arrested, without yet releasing further details about the victims or the circumstances of the attack.

Investigations are ongoing to determine the circumstances and motives behind the incident.