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Gunman kills two in German town

Berlin : A gunman believed to be suffering from psychiatric problems on Friday shot dead an elderly woman and a cyclist in Germany before he was caught, the media reported.

The killings of the 82-year-old woman and the 72-year-old cyclist took place in Ansbach, a town 40 km southwest of Nuremberg.

The man opened fire while driving into nearby Rammersdorf, Bayerischer Rundfunk radio reported citing police. He then shot at a farmer as well as a motorist but both were uninjured, police said.

The man had consulted a psychiatrist in the past, police said.