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| Munich attack: police say 10 dead including lone gunman – live | Munich attack: police say 10 dead including lone gunman – live |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 4.41am BST | |
| 04:41 | |
| German and British papers have featured the Munich attack on their front pages: | |
| Bloodbath in Munich. @BILD front page #tomorrowspaperstoday @AllieHBNews @suttonnick pic.twitter.com/B7JXsi6yio | |
| Saturday's Independent: 'Where will it end?' #bbcpapers #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/b4Ea4gjjHL | |
| Saturday's Guardian: 'Europe stunned again by multiple shootings in Munich' #bbcpapers #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/ViyRYE20BJ | |
| Tomorrow's front page: Terror in Munich #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/r94jFXVmaT | |
| Saturday's Daily Telegraph: 'Manhunt after gun rampage on Munich shopping centre' #bbcpapers #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/4FvPUGd7RW | |
| 4.28am BST | |
| 04:28 | |
| 'Bodies and injured people' | |
| AP reports that survivors of the attack described terrifying scenes: | |
| “We entered McDonald’s to eat... then there was panic, and people ran out,” one woman told Bavarian public television. | |
| She said she heard three gunshots, “children were crying, people rushed to the exit in panic”. | |
| A man who said he worked at one of the shops in the mall, described how he came face-to-face with the shooter. | |
| “I looked towards him, he fired at two people and I fled the building by climbing a wall. | |
| “And then I saw bodies and injured people,” he said. | |
| 3.53am BST | 3.53am BST |
| 03:53 | 03:53 |
| Police to hold another press conference at noon | Police to hold another press conference at noon |
| Wir werden gegen Mittag im Rahmen einer weiteren Pressekonferenz den Stand der Ermittlungen aktualisieren. #Schießerei #München #oez | Wir werden gegen Mittag im Rahmen einer weiteren Pressekonferenz den Stand der Ermittlungen aktualisieren. #Schießerei #München #oez |
| 3.52am BST | 3.52am BST |
| 03:52 | 03:52 |
| Hollande: Munich shooting is 'disgusting terrorist attack' | Hollande: Munich shooting is 'disgusting terrorist attack' |
| The shooting in Munich was a “disgusting terrorist attack” aimed at stirring up fear in Germany after France was targeted last week, French president Francois Hollande said early on Saturday, according to Reuters. | The shooting in Munich was a “disgusting terrorist attack” aimed at stirring up fear in Germany after France was targeted last week, French president Francois Hollande said early on Saturday, according to Reuters. |
| The terrorist attack that struck Munich killing many people is a disgusting act that aims to foment fear in Germany after other European countries,” Hollande said in a statement. | The terrorist attack that struck Munich killing many people is a disgusting act that aims to foment fear in Germany after other European countries,” Hollande said in a statement. |
| Germany will resist, it can count on France’s friendship and cooperation.” | Germany will resist, it can count on France’s friendship and cooperation.” |
| Hollande said he would speak with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday morning. | Hollande said he would speak with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday morning. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.52am BST | at 3.52am BST |
| 3.45am BST | 3.45am BST |
| 03:45 | 03:45 |
| Munich police have thanked the city’s residents for their help. | Munich police have thanked the city’s residents for their help. |
| #schießerei #münchenWir sind gerührt von der Hilfsbereitschaft der Münchner Bevölkerung. #offenetürenVielen Dank! #gemeinsamfürMünchen | #schießerei #münchenWir sind gerührt von der Hilfsbereitschaft der Münchner Bevölkerung. #offenetürenVielen Dank! #gemeinsamfürMünchen |
| The police chief also thanked the 2,300 members of the force that were called in to work during the attack. | The police chief also thanked the 2,300 members of the force that were called in to work during the attack. |
| Polizeipräsident Andrä bedankt sich bei den 2.300 Einsatzkräften für ihr Engagement und die Einsatzbereitschaft.#schießerei #münchen | Polizeipräsident Andrä bedankt sich bei den 2.300 Einsatzkräften für ihr Engagement und die Einsatzbereitschaft.#schießerei #münchen |
| 3.30am BST | 3.30am BST |
| 03:30 | 03:30 |
| Terror returns to Munich | Terror returns to Munich |
| The shooting has echoes of the 1972 attack at the Munich Olympics and took place close to the former Olympic village. | |
| Read more about the attack and how it unfolded on live television, here: | Read more about the attack and how it unfolded on live television, here: |
| Related: From the archive: 6 September 1972: Munich on television | Related: From the archive: 6 September 1972: Munich on television |
| Updated | |
| at 4.51am BST | |
| 3.05am BST | 3.05am BST |
| 03:05 | 03:05 |
| Hello, it’s Bonnie Malkin taking over the blog now from Nicky. Around the world, flags are flying at half-mast for the victims of the Munich attack. | Hello, it’s Bonnie Malkin taking over the blog now from Nicky. Around the world, flags are flying at half-mast for the victims of the Munich attack. |
| Flags at half mast for #Munich. Still waiting for a clearer picture of the entire situation. pic.twitter.com/3uQXjmm8QO | Flags at half mast for #Munich. Still waiting for a clearer picture of the entire situation. pic.twitter.com/3uQXjmm8QO |
| Flags at half mast outside our mission. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families tonight. #Munich. pic.twitter.com/J1bgKNB7QJ | Flags at half mast outside our mission. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families tonight. #Munich. pic.twitter.com/J1bgKNB7QJ |
| To honor victims of attack in #Munich, City Hall will be lit with colors of the German flag tonight until July 25, NYC mayor’s office says. | To honor victims of attack in #Munich, City Hall will be lit with colors of the German flag tonight until July 25, NYC mayor’s office says. |
| 2.27am BST | 2.27am BST |
| 02:27 | 02:27 |
| Here's where things stand at 3:30am GMT | Here's where things stand at 3:30am GMT |
| 2.09am BST | 2.09am BST |
| 02:09 | 02:09 |
| Mike Ticher | Mike Ticher |
| Early in the events the media spokesman for the anti-immigrant party Alternative fuer Deutschland tweeted about the attack with an explicit message to “Vote AfD!”. | Early in the events the media spokesman for the anti-immigrant party Alternative fuer Deutschland tweeted about the attack with an explicit message to “Vote AfD!”. |
| The tweet was subsequently deleted, but not before it was captured by Bastian Brauns, apparently a journalist with Die Zeit. | The tweet was subsequently deleted, but not before it was captured by Bastian Brauns, apparently a journalist with Die Zeit. |
| Netter Versuch @christianlueth.Tweet löschen hilft Ihnen auch nicht weiter. Unfassbar. #München #Munich pic.twitter.com/bAf7HQuAm1 | Netter Versuch @christianlueth.Tweet löschen hilft Ihnen auch nicht weiter. Unfassbar. #München #Munich pic.twitter.com/bAf7HQuAm1 |
| The first tweet reads:“People are dying. The AfD is conducting an election campaign.”Then:“Nice try @christianleuth. Deleting the tweet doesn’t help you. Unbelievable.”And the original tweet:“Vote AfD! Shots fired at the Olympia shopping centre: people dead in Munich. Police say there is an acute terrorism situation.” | The first tweet reads:“People are dying. The AfD is conducting an election campaign.”Then:“Nice try @christianleuth. Deleting the tweet doesn’t help you. Unbelievable.”And the original tweet:“Vote AfD! Shots fired at the Olympia shopping centre: people dead in Munich. Police say there is an acute terrorism situation.” |
| 1.59am BST | 1.59am BST |
| 01:59 | 01:59 |
| Mike Ticher | Mike Ticher |
| An interesting tidbit from the press conference: a journalist asked a question about a “fake game” on Facebook that may have led people to believe the McDonalds where the attack took place was giving out free meals. | An interesting tidbit from the press conference: a journalist asked a question about a “fake game” on Facebook that may have led people to believe the McDonalds where the attack took place was giving out free meals. |
| The police chief said they were aware of it but couldn’t say if it was in any way linked. | The police chief said they were aware of it but couldn’t say if it was in any way linked. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.59am BST | at 1.59am BST |
| 1.53am BST | 1.53am BST |
| 01:53 | 01:53 |
| He ends with thoughts and prayers to the families of the victims, and says there is “no more danger.” | He ends with thoughts and prayers to the families of the victims, and says there is “no more danger.” |
| 1.49am BST | 1.49am BST |
| 01:49 | 01:49 |
| There are also teenagers among the dead, police chief Andra adds. | There are also teenagers among the dead, police chief Andra adds. |
| 1.46am BST | 1.46am BST |
| 01:46 | 01:46 |
| The attacker had both German and Iranian citizenship, Andra says. | The attacker had both German and Iranian citizenship, Andra says. |
| There are children among the injured, he says, and teenagers. | There are children among the injured, he says, and teenagers. |