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| Munich attack: Merkel set for emergency talks after gunman kills nine – live | |
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| 6.36am BST | |
| 06:36 | |
| There is a strong police presence on the street of Munich. | |
| 6.03am BST | 6.03am BST |
| 06:03 | 06:03 |
| Fears over Bayreuth opera festival | Fears over Bayreuth opera festival |
| Germany’s legendary Bayreuth opera festival dedicated to the works of Richard Wagner opens on Monday, but Agence France-Presse reports that security fears and off-stage drama threaten to cast a long shadow over the 140-year-old event. | Germany’s legendary Bayreuth opera festival dedicated to the works of Richard Wagner opens on Monday, but Agence France-Presse reports that security fears and off-stage drama threaten to cast a long shadow over the 140-year-old event. |
| The curtain is due to go up just days after the Munich shootings and one week after five people were after injured in an axe attack on a Bavarian train in Wuerzburg that was claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group. | The curtain is due to go up just days after the Munich shootings and one week after five people were after injured in an axe attack on a Bavarian train in Wuerzburg that was claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group. |
| Bayreuth is just a two-hour drive from both places. | Bayreuth is just a two-hour drive from both places. |
| Tighter security on Bayreuth’s Green Hill – where the Festspielhaus festival theatre stands – has been in place since the start of rehearsals in June. AFP reports: | Tighter security on Bayreuth’s Green Hill – where the Festspielhaus festival theatre stands – has been in place since the start of rehearsals in June. AFP reports: |
| Town authorities called for stepped measures following rumours that this year’s new production, which no one has seen yet, of Richard Wagner’s last opera, “Parsifal”, could be seen as being critical of Islam. | Town authorities called for stepped measures following rumours that this year’s new production, which no one has seen yet, of Richard Wagner’s last opera, “Parsifal”, could be seen as being critical of Islam. |
| According to media reports, subsequently dismissed by the production’s director Uwe Eric Laufenberg, the Flowermaidens in the opera were to have worn burqas. | According to media reports, subsequently dismissed by the production’s director Uwe Eric Laufenberg, the Flowermaidens in the opera were to have worn burqas. |
| Festival insiders say the heightened security could sour the hitherto idyllic summer atmosphere in Bayreuth’s world-famous Festspielhaus, the theatre built to Wagner’s own designs. | Festival insiders say the heightened security could sour the hitherto idyllic summer atmosphere in Bayreuth’s world-famous Festspielhaus, the theatre built to Wagner’s own designs. |
| 5.46am BST | 5.46am BST |
| 05:46 | 05:46 |
| Merkel to meet with intelligence officials | Merkel to meet with intelligence officials |
| In the wake of the attacks, German chancellor Angela Merkel is due to meet today with her chief of staff, Peter Altmaier, interior minister Thomas de Maiziere and a host of intelligence officials to review the incident. | In the wake of the attacks, German chancellor Angela Merkel is due to meet today with her chief of staff, Peter Altmaier, interior minister Thomas de Maiziere and a host of intelligence officials to review the incident. |
| 5.45am BST | 5.45am BST |
| 05:45 | 05:45 |
| 'I am German!' – gunman caught on film | |
| Video has been posted on Twitter that appears to show the gunman being confronted by a man who asks him “What the fuck are you doing?” | Video has been posted on Twitter that appears to show the gunman being confronted by a man who asks him “What the fuck are you doing?” |
| Read more about the exchange here: | Read more about the exchange here: |
| Related: 'I am German': Munich gunman took part in shouting match during attack | Related: 'I am German': Munich gunman took part in shouting match during attack |
| Updated | |
| at 6.38am BST | |
| 5.32am BST | 5.32am BST |
| 05:32 | 05:32 |
| Dawn has broken in Munich. | Dawn has broken in Munich. |
| 4.41am BST | 4.41am BST |
| 04:41 | 04:41 |
| German and British papers have featured the Munich attack on their front pages: | 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 | 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 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 | 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 | 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 | Saturday's Daily Telegraph: 'Manhunt after gun rampage on Munich shopping centre' #bbcpapers #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/4FvPUGd7RW |
| 4.28am BST | 4.28am BST |
| 04:28 | 04:28 |
| 'Bodies and injured people' | 'Bodies and injured people' |
| AP reports that survivors of the attack described terrifying scenes: | 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. | “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”. | 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. | 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. | “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. | “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 |
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| 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. | 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 | Updated |
| at 4.51am BST | 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |