However, the motives of the attacker who shot and killed the two people at the Mercedes factory remain unclear officially
The motive of the attacker who this morning shot and killed two 44-year-old men in a factory of Mercedes near Stuttgart.
There was a rumor among the employees that there was an altercation on the occasion of the elections in Turkey, but this is not confirmed by the company or the police.
According to the Stuttgarter Zeitung, neither the perpetrator nor the two victims are employees of Mercedes, but of the partner logistics company Rhenus Automotive.
The 53-year-old perpetrator was immobilized by the security of the factory and a strong police force, rescue crews and two helicopters rushed to the scene. One of the victims died on the spot, while the second succumbed a short time later.
As the newspaper reports, there is a rumor among the employees that the incident followed an altercation on the occasion of the elections in Turkey, but this is not confirmed by the police or the company.
“We ask for your understanding that we do not comment on the development of events and possible motives as official investigations are ongoing. We also do not engage in speculation“, says Mercedes in a statement.
The automobile industry, which employs more than 35,000 workers in the region, also announced that it is studying the possibility of upgrading the safety conditions at its facilities, where, however, as pointed out, hundreds of trucks from various other companies arrive every day.
“The security protocol is constantly checked“, the company said, but a thorough check for weapons or other dangerous items, as is done at airports, would be a particularly difficult process.
Source :Skai
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