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| Munich shooting: Manhunt after deadly attack at shopping centre | |
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| German police are engaged in a huge anti-terror manhunt in the city of Munich after nine people died in a shooting at a shopping centre. | German police are engaged in a huge anti-terror manhunt in the city of Munich after nine people died in a shooting at a shopping centre. |
| Police are investigating whether one of the bodies is that of a perpetrator. At least 10 people have been wounded. | Police are investigating whether one of the bodies is that of a perpetrator. At least 10 people have been wounded. |
| Three armed attackers were earlier reported to be on the run. Police urged people to avoid public places. | Three armed attackers were earlier reported to be on the run. Police urged people to avoid public places. |
| Public transport shut for several hours after the attack at the Olympia centre in the north-western Moosach district. | |
| Police helicopters are flying over the city and the elite border security unit, GSG9, has been flown in. | Police helicopters are flying over the city and the elite border security unit, GSG9, has been flown in. |
| The body of the suspected attacker was found about 1km (0.6 miles) from the shopping centre, local media reported, and police were using a robot to check it for explosives. | The body of the suspected attacker was found about 1km (0.6 miles) from the shopping centre, local media reported, and police were using a robot to check it for explosives. |
| Live updates | Live updates |
| Munich shooting in pictures | Munich shooting in pictures |
| Eyewitness accounts | Eyewitness accounts |
| German news magazine Focus reported that a gunman had shot himself in the head, but investigators have not commented. | German news magazine Focus reported that a gunman had shot himself in the head, but investigators have not commented. |
| A car believed to be linked to the attack was taken away by police on a tow-truck, the magazine added. | A car believed to be linked to the attack was taken away by police on a tow-truck, the magazine added. |
| The Bavarian capital's central railway station was evacuated as authorities suspended all public transport. The system was reopened several hours later. | |
| Thousands of people stranded by the emergency and unable to get home were offered shelter by local residents. The initiative was launched with the Twitter hashtag #Offenetür (open door). | |
| Police, who describe the operation as "an acute terror situation", say the first reports of a shooting in Hanauer Street came in just before 18:00 (16:00 GMT). | Police, who describe the operation as "an acute terror situation", say the first reports of a shooting in Hanauer Street came in just before 18:00 (16:00 GMT). |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff, Peter Altmaier, told national TV the motive for the attack was still unclear. | Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff, Peter Altmaier, told national TV the motive for the attack was still unclear. |
| "We cannot rule out that it is linked to terrorism but we can't confirm it either, but we are also investigating in this direction," he said. | "We cannot rule out that it is linked to terrorism but we can't confirm it either, but we are also investigating in this direction," he said. |
| A meeting of the government's security cabinet will be held on Saturday. | A meeting of the government's security cabinet will be held on Saturday. |
| Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer is holding a crisis meeting with security advisers and the German Interior Minister, Thomas de Maiziere, who was on his way to the US, is returning home. | Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer is holding a crisis meeting with security advisers and the German Interior Minister, Thomas de Maiziere, who was on his way to the US, is returning home. |
| Meanwhile the neighbouring Czech Republic is boosting its border security. | Meanwhile the neighbouring Czech Republic is boosting its border security. |
| More details have begun emerging about events at the shopping centre. | More details have begun emerging about events at the shopping centre. |
| Local resident Dominic Faust described how people entered the mall screaming. | Local resident Dominic Faust described how people entered the mall screaming. |
| "Those people told us that there was a shooting outside and so the security closed the door of this mall and asked everybody to go upstairs to the fifth floor," he said. | "Those people told us that there was a shooting outside and so the security closed the door of this mall and asked everybody to go upstairs to the fifth floor," he said. |
| A man working at a petrol station in Munich earlier told the BBC: "We see just ambulances and firemen and police but all this area is evacuated, all the streets. | A man working at a petrol station in Munich earlier told the BBC: "We see just ambulances and firemen and police but all this area is evacuated, all the streets. |
| "Now [there] are no cars just on the streets. All of the streets are blocked. The people are scared. Everybody is running around." | "Now [there] are no cars just on the streets. All of the streets are blocked. The people are scared. Everybody is running around." |
| Munich police said they did not know where "the perpetrators" were. "Look after yourselves and avoid public places". | Munich police said they did not know where "the perpetrators" were. "Look after yourselves and avoid public places". |
| Police also urged people to help their operation by avoiding speculation and to desist from using photos or video of their deployments online. | Police also urged people to help their operation by avoiding speculation and to desist from using photos or video of their deployments online. |
| German security forces have been on alert since a teenage migrant stabbed and injured five people on a train in Bavaria on Monday, in an attack claimed by so-called Islamic State. | German security forces have been on alert since a teenage migrant stabbed and injured five people on a train in Bavaria on Monday, in an attack claimed by so-called Islamic State. |
| The authorities had warned of the danger of further incidents. | The authorities had warned of the danger of further incidents. |
| Are you in the area? Did you witness the shooting? You can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experiences. | Are you in the area? Did you witness the shooting? You can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experiences. |
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