A number of people have been killed and another 10 people
are injured after a gunman went on a shooting rampage
Police operation is ongoing in Munich, with the force
warning people to stay in their homes and avoid public spaces
Terrified shoppers were seen running for their lives from
the Olympia Shopping Centre after hearing gunshots
Gunman reportedly fled after his shooting spree on the city
underground network, which has now been shut down
By ANTHONY JOSEPH and PATRICK LION and ALAN HALL IN BERLIN
FOR BE INFORMED
PUBLISHED: 16:33 GMT, 22 July 2016 | UPDATED: 18:06 GMT, 22
July 2016
A number of people have been killed and another 10 are
injured after a gunman went on a shooting rampage in a German shopping centre.
A major police operation is ongoing in Munich, around the
city's Olympic Park, with the force warning people to stay in their homes and
avoid public spaces as they don't know where the gunman is or how many shooters
there are.
Terrified shoppers were seen running for their lives from
the Munich Olympia Shopping Centre, in the district of Moosach, after hearing
gunshots.
A video purporting to show the shooter, dressed in black,
firing 20 shots has been posted on Twitter. The footage shows him outside a
McDonald's directly outside the shopping centre.
The area around the Munich Olympia Shopping Centre, in the
district of Moosach, has been sealed off as emergency services try to control
the situation.
Police have confirmed that there a multiple deaths as a
result of the incident and German media have reported there may be up to 15
killed.
Tonight, Munich police tweeted: 'We currently do not know
where to find the perpetrators. Watch yourself and avoid to be the public'.
A second shooting has taken place near Marienplatz subway
station, which is 10 stops from the Olympic Park area.
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Pictured is the shooter on the car park roof of the shopping
centre in Munich. The city is now in lockdown as police hunt the killer
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One picture on social media shows a man lying on the ground
with a blanket over him
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Armed police move past onlooking media responding to a
shooting at a shopping centre in Munich
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Armed policemen arrive at a shopping centre in which a
shooting was reported in Munich, southern Germany
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People were seen running from the shopping mall to get away
from the incident
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A video grab of the scene around the Olympia shopping centre
in the district of Moosach of Munich
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The shopping centre is next to the Munich Olympic Stadium,
where the Palestinian militant group Black September took 11 Israeli athletes
hostage and eventually killed them during the 1972 Olympic Games
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A police spokesman said; 'It is really something big going
down.'
The force in Munich posted on its website: 'At this time we
have a major operation underway. Please avoid the area of the shopping centre.'
First reports said a heavily armed man wandered through the
shopping centre opening fire at will.
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The area around the Munich Olympia Shopping Centre in the
district of Moosach has been sealed off as emergency services try to control
the situation
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First reports said a heavily armed man wandered through the
shopping centre opening fire at will. Pictured are armed police on the roof of
the car park
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Firefighters gathering at the entrance of a shopping centre
in which a shooting was reported, Munich, Germany
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A spokesman for the German police said there was a 'shooting
spree'.
An official at the Munich Olympia Shopping Centre declined
comment, saying only, 'We are experiencing a problem.'
The shopping centre is next to the Munich Olympic stadium,
where the Palestinian militant group Black September took 11 Israeli athletes
hostage and eventually killed them during the 1972 Olympic Games.
Thamina Stoll, a university student in Munich, tweeted video
of the scene showing people running.
'Helicopter, sirens and people on the street #Munich
#shooting #OEZ #München,' she said.
'At least 30 police cars on their way to #Munich
#shoppingmall according to local radio station. Area around mall blocked by
police.'
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An official at the Munich Olympia Shopping Centre declined
comment, saying only, 'We are experiencing a problem'
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German police secure the entrance to a subway station near a
shopping mall where a shooting took place in Munich
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| It is reported that the gunman fled after his shooting spree on the city underground network |
Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said the teenager was
believed to be a 'lone wolf' attacker who appeared to have been 'inspired' by
the Islamic State group but was not a member of the jihadist network.
It also follows a truck attack in the French Riviera city of
Nice after Bastille Day fireworks last week that left 84 people dead.
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