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Munich attack: Merkel set for emergency talks after gunman kills nine – live | Munich attack: Merkel set for emergency talks after gunman kills nine – live |
(35 minutes later) | |
7.59am BST | |
07:59 | |
Iran condemns the shooting | |
Iran has condemned the attack, which police say was carried out by a teenage German-Iranian gunman. | |
Foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi denounced “the killing of innocent and defenceless people” and expressed Iran’s solidarity with the German government and people, official IRNA news agency reported. | |
Ghasemi also called for a “relentless and comprehensive fight” to eradicate violence. | |
7.52am BST | 7.52am BST |
07:52 | 07:52 |
Overnight armed officers carried out raids on apartments in Munich. | |
Updated | |
at 8.14am BST | |
7.29am BST | 7.29am BST |
07:29 | 07:29 |
Police interview gunman's father – reports | Police interview gunman's father – reports |
The German newspaper Bild is reporting that the gunman’s father is being interviewed by police. Forensic teams are searching the apartment where the gunman lived with his parents. | |
The report says the suspect lived in the district of Maxvorstadt. | The report says the suspect lived in the district of Maxvorstadt. |
Neighbours of the attacker told German media that he was a “quiet guy.” | Neighbours of the attacker told German media that he was a “quiet guy.” |
“He lived right next to me,” German newspaper Bild quoted a neighbour as saying. | “He lived right next to me,” German newspaper Bild quoted a neighbour as saying. |
“A friend of mine went to school with him and said he was rather a quiet guy. He recognised him from the videos from the scene.” | “A friend of mine went to school with him and said he was rather a quiet guy. He recognised him from the videos from the scene.” |
Updated | Updated |
at 8.00am BST | |
6.51am BST | 6.51am BST |
06:51 | 06:51 |
What we know so far | What we know so far |
6.36am BST | 6.36am BST |
06:36 | 06:36 |
There is a strong police presence on the street of Munich. | 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 | '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 | Updated |
at 6.38am BST | 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 |