At least one person was critically injured after shots were fired outside a court building in the northwestern German city of Bielefeld.

At least two people have been hurt after shots were fired near a courthouse in western Germany, where a high-profile murder trial is taking place. Police in the city of Bielefeld said they could not rule out a connection with the case, linked to the death of a former boxer nearly a year ago.

A major police operation is underway in Germany after a reported shooting at a court. Several people were injured and seen lying on the ground at the regional court in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia,