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| Munich shooting: Police hunt 'attackers' | Munich shooting: Police hunt 'attackers' |
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| 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 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. |
| There are reports of at least six people killed, but police have not confirmed that figure. | |
| A big security operation is under way at the Olympia shopping centre in the north-western Moosach district. | 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. | Shop workers have been unable to leave the building. There is no information about a possible motive for the attack. |
| The police Facebook page quoted eyewitnesses as saying they had seen three attackers carrying guns. | |
| Police are now describing it as "an acute terror situation". | |
| Public transport has been suspended as the extensive security operation continues. The city's central railway station has been evacuated. | |
| People stranded by the emergency and unable to get home are being offered shelter by locals. The initiative was launched with the Twitter hashtag #Offentür (open door). | |
| Follow the latest developments in our live blog | Follow the latest developments in our live blog |
| Police helicopters are flying over the city and special forces are involved in the massive police deployment. | |
| 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 incidents. | |
| 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. | 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." |
| 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". |
| 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. |
| Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways. Please only contact us if it is safe for you to do so. | Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways. Please only contact us if it is safe for you to do so. |
| Or use the form below | Or use the form below |