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Published 17:02 IST, February 15th 2020

One dead in shooting outside Berlin music venue

One person has been killed and four others were injured in a shooting late Friday outside a Berlin event venue, German authorities said Saturday.

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One person has been killed and four others were injured in a shooting late Friday outside a Berlin event venue, German authorities said Saturday.

Anja Dierschke, a spokesperson for Berlin police, said the shooting took place outside the Tempodrom, located near Potsdamer Platz in the centre of the city.

Police said the killed was a 42-year-old man.

According to Dierschke, besides one killed person, one, who is seriously injured, and three other wounded were brought to surrounding hospitals.

Investigators don't have any indication yet about what motivated the shooting but it doesn't appear to be terrorism-related, according to the police.

The incident took place on a square in front of the Tempodrom as a Turkish comedy night was being staged inside.

Berlin has one of the highest number of killings per person among European capitals.

Updated 17:02 IST, February 15th 2020