1. Mercedes factory shooting at Sindelfingen? Well....cops have the 53-year-old Turk-German shooter (alive). Two folks dead (somewhere in his management chain, non-Mercedes employees....logistical type support). Occurred around 7:45 AM....early in the shift.
What they say is that friction came up politically over the weekend election in Turkey. Two dead guys were pro-Erdogan, and shooter was stressed-up.
What the police lay out....after the first two were shot....plant security folks arrived on the scene....overpowering the shooter, then holding him until the police arrived.
I'll just say a lot of hyped-up feelings over the election coming up in Turkey. Fair number of Turks want Erdogan gone.
2. Some argument started up in a cafe in the Mannheim area....man and woman. Reached a point where the guy pulled out a knife and stabbed the gal in the cafe. Somewhere in the scuffle....guy also got cut up. Both alive currently. No one says what the argument was about.
3. Last night on ARD's Maybrit Illner public show? Unusual topic....reality check on the Green Party hyped-up topics. CSU's Manfred Weber brought a lot to the table. Hour probably hurt polling numbers for the Greens, but this is a fairly late forum show, with a lesser audience (after 10:00 PM).
4. This heat law draft going on in the Bundestag....has been fairly challenged by the FDP. I'd now give it less than 50-percent of getting passed....as is. Chief piece? Mandate to force people into the heat-pump technology.
5. This Russia offensive....has finally hit a peak....Ukraine offensive underway. Russian bloggers talking about 'lot' of losses.
6. German army to buy up CH-47 helicopters from the US....$8.5-billion value.
7. For those who thought the rail strikes were ended and agreement was coming? Well...NO. Numbers offered....apparently didn't work. Fresh new national strike set for Monday/Tuesday.
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