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| Munich shopping centre evacuated after shooting | Munich shopping centre evacuated after shooting |
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| A major police operation is under way in Munich after a gunman opened fire in a shopping centre, killing at least three people and injuring several more, police have said. | |
| There are unconfirmed reports of shootings in other parts of the city, and suggestions that more than one attacker may be at large. | |
| Police received an emergency call at 6pm local time after the man opened fire in a fast food shop at the Olympia shopping centre in the Moosach district of the Bavarian city. | |
| “We believe this is a big incident,” a police spokeswoman told German media. | “We believe this is a big incident,” a police spokeswoman told German media. |
| Police and ambulance crews were on site within minutes of the call. The man is believed to have fled the shopping centre and headed for a nearby U-Bahn (underground) station. | Police and ambulance crews were on site within minutes of the call. The man is believed to have fled the shopping centre and headed for a nearby U-Bahn (underground) station. |
| There was no indication as to the motive for the attack. | There was no indication as to the motive for the attack. |
| Germany has been on high alert after a man wielding an axe and knife attacked train passengers near the southern city of Würzburg earlier this week. | Germany has been on high alert after a man wielding an axe and knife attacked train passengers near the southern city of Würzburg earlier this week. |
| The Olympia shopping centre is a two-tiered, glass-covered mall that was built on the site of the 1972 Olympics. The Munich Games were overshadowed by a terrorist attack in which 11 Israeli sportsmen and a German policeman were killed after being taken hostage by Palestinian terrorists. | |
| More details soon … | More details soon … |