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A man and a woman were shot in the German town of Espelkamp in North Rhine-Westphalia, local media reported citing police.

The shooting reportedly happened in a house in the city center. Police are conducting a manhunt for the perpetrator, DPA news agency said.

The town, which is located in the Minden-Lubbecke district in the western German federal state, has a population of about 25,000 people.

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