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An employee opened fire on Feb. 26 at one of the nation's largest breweries in Milwaukee in the United States, killing five fellow workers before taking his own life, police said.

The assailant who attacked the Molson Coors complex was identified as a 51-year-old Milwaukee man who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

British brewer SABMiller, fresh from agreeing to a vast $121-billion takeover from global leader Anheuser-Busch InBev, posted sliding first-half net profits on Nov. 12 on the back of the strong dollar.

The world's top brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev clinched Nov. 11 a gigantic formal $121-billion deal for its nearest rival SABMiller, in the third biggest takeover in global corporate history.