were scattered throughout the Lin Yue restaurant in Sittensen
who had owned the restaurant and lived above it for 10 years
A child found unhurt in the restaurant was believed to be the couple's two-year-old daughter
The bodies were discovered by a man who went to pick up his wife who worked at the restaurant
said: "This morning at 12.30am a man went to pick up his wife from work there
"He called the police and a manhunt got under way
We know nothing about the background to the crime and nothing about the motive
We're investigating every possibility including organised crime."
Another male worker was found alive but was said to be in a life-threatening condition and was being treated in intensive care in a local hospital
Germany's equivalent of the FBI - were called in to investigate after evidence suggested the killings might have been carried out by a triad gang and involved extortion for money
The killings shocked the citizens of Sittensen
who described the family as friendly and integrated into the community of 10,000 people
Police were attempting to trace everyone who had visited the restaurant over the weekend
But by yesterday evening they were little closer to solving the crime
Their only witness was the man who had found the bodies
He was being seen by a psychologist last night
is on the first floor of a strip of commercial property
"It was a great place and the people who ran it were very much part of the community," said Stefan Tiemann
He described the crime as "terrible" and said it had shaken the small community
who described herself as a friend of the restaurant owners
I've never seen an angry face there."
"The owners always greeted us personally with a handshake."
Hours after the discovery of the bodies they were still lying where they had been found as forensic scientists worked to gather evidence
"We are checking every nook and cranny
every piece of dust," Mr Kaldinski told journalists
"One of our biggest challenges will be how to remove the bodies under the glare of the media."
Fischbehälter wurde auf Gegenfahrbahn geschleudert
Aufräumarbeiten dauern bis Sonnabendnachmittag
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A fish transporter leaves the road in icy conditions
Four people are injured and around 7,000 fish die
In a black ice accident on the A1 near Sittensen
around 7000 trout died on the road and four people were injured
two trucks and a car were involved in the accident
Four of the six people involved in the accident were injured - one of them seriously
the 56-year-old driver of a fish transporter left the road near Sittensen (district of Rotenburg) in the direction of Bremen due to the icy conditions and came to a standstill across the road
A truck following behind reportedly drove into the vehicle and pushed the transporter through a central crash barrier
Around 7000 fish were scattered across the lanes in both directions as a result of the collision
the 56-year-old driver of the fish transporter and a 59-year-old co-driver were slightly injured
A piece of the vehicle hit a car on the opposite carriageway in the direction of Hamburg; a 38-year-old co-driver was seriously injured
The 44-year-old driver suffered minor injuries
A ruptured tank of one of the trucks involved spilled several hundred liters of fuel over the scene of the accident
Both lanes were fully closed and the clearing work lasted until late afternoon
The police estimate the damage to be just under 200,000 euros (approx