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Munich shooting: 'Shots fired' at OEZ shopping centre in German city | Munich shooting: 'Shots fired' at OEZ shopping centre in German city |
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Shots have reportedly been fired at a shopping centre in German city Munich, sparking a major police operation. | Shots have reportedly been fired at a shopping centre in German city Munich, sparking a major police operation. |
Police said they expect there will be multiple people dead in the shooting, the German news agency dpa reported. | |
The Bavarian Interior Ministry confirmed at least one dead and multiple people hurt at Olympia Einkaufszentrum mall. | |
:: An updated version of this story can be found here | :: An updated version of this story can be found here |
The shopping centre has been evacuated and the surrounding area has been sealed off. | The shopping centre has been evacuated and the surrounding area has been sealed off. |
Videos posted on social media by eye witnesses appear to show people fleeing the scene. | |
Munich police spokesman Thomas Baumann told dpa the attack started at a fast food restaurant in the shopping centre shortly before 6 pm local time. He said police didn't know whether they were dealing with one or multiple shooters - but there may have been more than one. | |
Police responded in large numbers to the shopping centre in the northern part of Munich, not far from the city's Olympic Stadium in the Moosach district of the Bavarian capital. | |
Munich police urged people to avoid public places. “The situation is still unclear,” they said on Twitter. | |
The area has been on high alert and undergoing increased security following an incident on Monday in which a teenager stabbed a number of people with an axe. Isis claimed responsibility for the Monday attack. | The area has been on high alert and undergoing increased security following an incident on Monday in which a teenager stabbed a number of people with an axe. Isis claimed responsibility for the Monday attack. |
Associated Press contributed to this report | |
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