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Munich shooting: police say several people killed in 'rampage' - live Munich shooting: police say several people killed in 'rampage' - live
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Police in Munich are saying that they have received reports from witnesses of three gunmen in the area surrounding the Olympia shopping centre. The witnesses said they saw gunmen in Hanauer Street and Ries Street.
They say that all available forces are being deployed but no one has been arrested. “Due to the unclear situation we ask all people in the metropolitan area to stay at home and those in nearby buildings to seek shelter.” Public transport is closed.
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Elena Cresci
Here's a story with the original photo of the shooting in South Africa, not #Munich https://t.co/L88i6dkO69 pic.twitter.com/otYHQT7xDw
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Some more details from Munich police. A spokeswoman has said: “We believe we are dealing with a shooting rampage.
“We believe there was more than one perpetrator. The first reports came at 6 pm, the shooting apparently began at a McDonald’s in the shopping centre. There are still people in the shopping centre. We are trying to get the people out and take care of them.”
No one had been arrested, she said.
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Authorities say three dead
Kate Connolly
The German interior ministry has confirmed three dead.
Reports of shootings at Karlsplatz, Stachus and Odeonplatz are unconfirmed. Odeonplatz is around 7km away from the Olympia shopping centre. Either the same man who fled the shopping centre, or various perpetrators, are on the loose.
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German police say they do not know where the attackers are and advises people to avoid public places.
Wir wissen derzeit nicht wo sich die Täter befinden.Passt auf Euch auf und meidet nach wie vor die Öffentlichkeit #oez #münchen #schießerei
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The shooting began at a McDonald’s restaurant, a police spokeswoman has told the local BR24 news outlet, and it is not yet known whether there were one or more attackers.
Video footage seen by the Guardian also appears to show a man shooting outside a McDonald’s restaurant.
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The British Foreign Office has issued an alert warning British citizens in Munich to follow the instructions of the authorities.
“There are reports of an incident at the Munich Olympia shopping centre. You are advised to avoid this location and follow the advice of local authorities,” it said in updated travel advice on Germany.
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Police are now also asking people not to post images or videos of the police operation online, in order to avoid helping any attacker:Police are now also asking people not to post images or videos of the police operation online, in order to avoid helping any attacker:
Bitte keine Fotos/Filme von polizeilichen Maßnahmen online stellen. Unterstützt nicht die Täter! #oez #Schießerei #münchenBitte keine Fotos/Filme von polizeilichen Maßnahmen online stellen. Unterstützt nicht die Täter! #oez #Schießerei #münchen
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Police are warning people to “avoid public places in Munich. The situation is still unclear”.Police are warning people to “avoid public places in Munich. The situation is still unclear”.
Meiden Sie öffentliche Plätze in #München. Die Lage ist noch unübersichtlich. #oez #SchießereiMeiden Sie öffentliche Plätze in #München. Die Lage ist noch unübersichtlich. #oez #Schießerei
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This unverified footage from a Twitter user appears to show people running from a shopping centre in the German city of Munich on Friday evening after a gunman opened fire in the building. The building, located in the district of Moosach, was evacuated amid a major police operation:This unverified footage from a Twitter user appears to show people running from a shopping centre in the German city of Munich on Friday evening after a gunman opened fire in the building. The building, located in the district of Moosach, was evacuated amid a major police operation:
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Jon HenleyJon Henley
The Merkur local newspaper reports that the alleged attacker may have opened fire in three places, possibly including Munich’s large Stachus square.The Merkur local newspaper reports that the alleged attacker may have opened fire in three places, possibly including Munich’s large Stachus square.
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The Guardian has seen video footage believed to have been taken at the Munich shopping centre showing a gunman firing at people running.The Guardian has seen video footage believed to have been taken at the Munich shopping centre showing a gunman firing at people running.
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Some more reliable information coming in from police now.Some more reliable information coming in from police now.
A spokeswoman has said that multiple people have been killed and wounded in the shooting, Reuters reported. “We believe we are dealing with a shooting rampage,” a police spokeswoman said, adding she believed more than one shooter was involved. Police were still evacuating the mall, she added.A spokeswoman has said that multiple people have been killed and wounded in the shooting, Reuters reported. “We believe we are dealing with a shooting rampage,” a police spokeswoman said, adding she believed more than one shooter was involved. Police were still evacuating the mall, she added.
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Süddeutsche Zeitung is reporting that at least one person has been killed and 10 injured. Still no confirmation from police.Süddeutsche Zeitung is reporting that at least one person has been killed and 10 injured. Still no confirmation from police.
According to Germany’s DPA news agency, police “expect multiple dead”.According to Germany’s DPA news agency, police “expect multiple dead”.
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Staff in the shopping centre where shooting broke out are still hiding, an employee has told Reuters by telephone.
NTV television reported that German police special forces had arrived at the scene.
“Many shots were fired, I can’t say how many but it’s been a lot,” the employee, who declined to be identified, said from the mall in Munich.
“All the people from outside came streaming into the store and I only saw one person on the ground who was so severely injured that he definitely didn’t survive.
“We have no further information, we’re just staying in the back in the storage rooms. No police have approached us yet.”
As yet, police have only officially confirmed “several injuries”:
Lage am #OEZ mit #Schießerei ist aktuell noch unübersichtlich. Es gab mehrere Verletzte. Sobald wir mehr haben gibt es weitere Infos.
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Kate Connolly
An emergency call was received at 6pm local time after a man opened fire in a drugstore in the Olympia shopping centre in the Moosach district of the southern German city.
A police spokeswoman told German media: “We believe this is a big incident.”
Police and ambulance crews were on site within minutes of the call.
Stehe vor dem #OEZ pic.twitter.com/qOkJO5YrYP
The man is believed to have fled the shopping centre and headed for a nearby underground station. There was no indication as to the motivation of the attack. But Germany is 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. It was built on the site of the 1972 Olympic Games. The Munich Olympics were overshadowed by a terrorist attack in which 11 Israeli sportsmen and a German policeman were killed after being taken hostage by Palestinian terrorists.
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German police special forces have arrived on the scene, the local TV station NTV says.
Munich transport authorities say they have halted services on multiple train, tram and bus lines after the incident, Reuters reports.
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“Many shots were fired,” an employee inside the Munich shopping centre has told the Reuters news agency.
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Germany’s Muencher Abendzeitung is reporting that several people have been killed. Again, police have not officially confirmed any casualty figures.
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The security consulting firm Kronos Advisory has the following:
#MUNICH News of events in Germany is beginning to spread on IS-linked Telegram channels pic.twitter.com/6ZfsSQmsiZ
There is, however, nothing at the moment that gives any indication of any possible motives for the shootings and it should be noted that talk on such channels does not in itself point directly to any involvement by Islamic State militants.
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Jon Henley
Suddeutsche Zeitung cites a police spokesperson as saying several people have been killed and more injured in the shootout at the Olympia shopping mall.
The paper said a large police operation was under way and that police were “assuming there was just a single perpetrator”.
An employee at the nearby DM drugstore told the paper by phone that she heard “shots and saw injured people ... We can not go outside.”
The Guardian has not independently confirmed these details.
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Police are telling people to stay clear of the Olympia shopping centre in Munich.
Im Moment haben wir einen großen Polizeieinsatz am OEZ. Bitte meiden Sie den Bereich um das Einkaufszentrum.
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Shots fired at a shopping centre in Munich
Emma Graham-Harrison
German police are evacuating a shopping centre in Munich after receiving reports that shots were fired, and a major police operation is under way in the city.
Munich’s security forces have been on alert after a teenager armed with an axe and a knife attacked passengers on a regional train in northern Bavaria on Monday, before being shot dead by police.
German officials were treating that as the first attack with a jihadi motive by an asylum seeker on German soil.
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