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Munich shooting: Police hunt 'attackers' | |
(35 minutes later) | |
Police in the German city of Munich say the perpetrators of a shooting attack are still on the run, and they advise people to avoid public places. | |
Police are not confirming earlier reports of several deaths. | |
A big security operation is under way at the Olympia shopping centre in the north-western Moosach district. | |
Shop workers have been unable to leave the building. There is no information about a possible motive for the attack. | |
The security forces have been on alert after 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 attacks. | The authorities had warned of the danger of further attacks. |
Follow the latest developments in our live blog | Follow the latest developments in our live blog |
A man working at a petrol station in Munich told the BBC: "We see just ambulances and it's like firemen and police but all this area is evacuated, all the streets. | |
"Now [there] are no cars just on the side of the streets. All of the streets are blocked. I see that the people are scared. Everybody are running around." | "Now [there] are no cars just on the side of the streets. All of the streets are blocked. I see that the people are scared. Everybody are running around." |
Public transport has been suspended as the extensive security operation continues. | |
NTV reports that special forces are at the scene. The city's central railway station has been evacuated. | |
Munich police said they did not know where "the perpetrators" were. "Look after yourselves and avoid public places". | |
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