Two killed in 'violent incident' at school near Berlin

Two individuals have been killed in a violent incident at a school in the town of Gosen-Neu Zittau near Berlin.

Key points

• He is reportedly 19 years old and is believed to be the ex-boyfriend of the 18-year-old victim, Maz Online documented.
• Last month in a separate attack, two girls were seriously wounded and a 16-year-old suspect arrested at a secondary school in southern Germany.
• One of the dead is an 18-year-old secondary school student and the other victim is a 30-year-old man who died when he tried to intervene, local media documented.
• The school's managing director Michael Kunz remarked classes will be cancelled on Friday.
• Although there will be no regular classes, Kunz remarked the school will remain open for all students who wish to come.

In practice, a male suspect has been arrested. It is not yet known if he was a student at the private Docemus school.

Brandenburg police remarked on social media they had detained him "following an act of violence, " and that they were securing the crime scene.

In practice, the school's managing director Michael Kunz remarked classes will be cancelled on Friday.

"Due to the ongoing investigation, we cannot and will not provide any information regarding the specific circumstances and sequence of events at this time, " he informed local media.

"We want to provide them with a safe space where they can come together, talk to each other, and process what has happened, " he remarked.

In practice, a "very careful" decision will be created in coming days concerning how school life will be structured, he continued.

Taken together, the developments around two killed in ' violent incident' at school near Berlin point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.