Worker killed in mask dispute

A YOUNG petrol station worker in Germany has been killed after asking a customer to wear a face mask.

A 49-year-old man was arrested in the western town of IdarOberstein, and is being held on suspicion of murder.

Authorities said the man told officers he acted “out of anger” after being refused service for not wearing a mask.

According to police, the suspect left after the dispute but returned half an hour later and fatally shot the 20-year-old clerk in the head.

The suspect, a German citizen who wasn’t identified by name in line with privacy laws, fled the scene but later turned himself in.