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Munich shooting: Merkel set for emergency talks after gunman kills nine – live Munich shooting: Merkel set for emergency talks after gunman kills nine – live
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The shooter had been receiving psychiatric and medical care, the conference hears.
It will take some time to investigate whether the shooter was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, the conference hears.
The shooter had a Glock-17, a semi-automatic pistol, the conference hears, but he did not have a licence for the weapon.
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Computers have been seized from the shooter’s flat, the conference hears.
The shooter’s parents have not been in a fit state to provide statements, the conference hears.
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All victims live in the local area, no tourists are included, the conference hears.
The victims are aged between 15 to 45 and include three females and seven males, the conference hears.
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Andrae tells the conference 4,310 emergency calls were made as the attack unfolded between 6pm and midnight.
A question has been asked about the alleged Facebook post offering free McDonald’s meals.
The conference hears that this is a line of enquiry they are investigating.
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The shooter did not appear to have any political motivation, the conference hears.
The shooter had a single gunshot wound to the head, the conference hears, so suicide has been assumed.
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Andrae says the police fired at the shooter but did not hit him.
The shooter had a 2mm weapon, he also had around 300 rounds in his bag, the conference hears.
There were no Isis-related signs in his home, however, documents and books were found in relation to spree-shootings, the conference hears.
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10 dead in Munich shootings - Munich police chief
Andrae says 10 are dead, 27 are injured, including 10 seriously injured.
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Munich police hold press conference
Munich police are holding a press conference on the shootings.
Munich police president Hubertus Andrae says there are no indications that the gunman who killed himself had extra help and he was not a refugee.
He was 18 years old and born in Munich. His room has been searched and nothing has been found to link him to Islamic State.
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Members of the Bavarian cabinet observed a minute’s silence for the victims of Friday’s shooting spree.
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German Bundesliga champions FC Bayern Munich have paid tribute on Twitter to those impacted by the shootings. German Bundesliga champions, FC Bayern Munich, have paid tribute on Twitter to those impacted by the shootings.
"'We're horrified" - the thoughts of everyone at #FCBayern are with those impacted by yesterday's events #Munich pic.twitter.com/st3cjgRPJI"'We're horrified" - the thoughts of everyone at #FCBayern are with those impacted by yesterday's events #Munich pic.twitter.com/st3cjgRPJI
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Kate ConnollyKate Connolly
Bavarian broadcaster Bayerische Rundfunk is reporting that among the dead are two females and six males, aged 14 to 21. A 45-year-old woman is also among the victims. Currently 16 people are being treated in Munich hospitals. Two are very seriously injured.Meanwhile one of David S’s neighbours in the Maxvorstadt neighbourhood of Munich has told local media: “The lad was very, very nice. I really can’t say anthing bad about him.” Bavarian broadcaster Bayerische Rundfunk is reporting that among the dead are two females and six males, aged 14 to 21. A 45-year-old woman is also among the victims. Currently 16 people are being treated in Munich hospitals. Two are very seriously injured.
Meanwhile one of David S’s neighbours in the Maxvorstadt neighbourhood of Munich has told local media: “The lad was very, very nice. I really can’t say anthing bad about him.”
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Details of gunman's identity emergeDetails of gunman's identity emerge
Kate ConnollyKate Connolly
The attacker has been identified by police so far only by his first name, ‘David’ and the initial S for his surname, but this is likely to be pseudonym. It is believed he lived with his parents in the Maxvorstadt district of the city. Police and forensic experts have been seen entering an apartment in the are and taking away belongings.The attacker has been identified by police so far only by his first name, ‘David’ and the initial S for his surname, but this is likely to be pseudonym. It is believed he lived with his parents in the Maxvorstadt district of the city. Police and forensic experts have been seen entering an apartment in the are and taking away belongings.
Police say David S was not known to them. But they are working on the assumption that he is the same man seen on a video filmed on a mobile phone that has gone viral, showing a man on the roof of a car park, in an angry exchange with a resident from a nearby housing block.Police say David S was not known to them. But they are working on the assumption that he is the same man seen on a video filmed on a mobile phone that has gone viral, showing a man on the roof of a car park, in an angry exchange with a resident from a nearby housing block.
In the video, the 18-year-old is heard to say: “I am German”, while residents shout abuse at him, including the work ‘kanake’ which is a derogatory term for foreigner. He is believed to say in the video he was born in Germany, and comes from a ‘Hartz IV area’. He adds that he has been “undergoing treatment”. Hartz IV is the social security paid to long-termed unemployed people, introduced under the chancellorship of Gerhard Schröder about 12 years ago.In the video, the 18-year-old is heard to say: “I am German”, while residents shout abuse at him, including the work ‘kanake’ which is a derogatory term for foreigner. He is believed to say in the video he was born in Germany, and comes from a ‘Hartz IV area’. He adds that he has been “undergoing treatment”. Hartz IV is the social security paid to long-termed unemployed people, introduced under the chancellorship of Gerhard Schröder about 12 years ago.
Munich police have urged the public to upload to its website any other mobile phone videos taken at the scene of the crime, which could help them with their investigations.Munich police have urged the public to upload to its website any other mobile phone videos taken at the scene of the crime, which could help them with their investigations.
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Some heartbreaking images have come into the Guardian picture desk of a father clutching a photograph of his son, believed to be one of the victim’s of the shooting. He appears to have arrived at the scene of the shooting earlier this morning.Some heartbreaking images have come into the Guardian picture desk of a father clutching a photograph of his son, believed to be one of the victim’s of the shooting. He appears to have arrived at the scene of the shooting earlier this morning.
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We now have a full translated transcript of the furious exchange between the alleged gunman as he paces on a car park rooftop and a witness, who filmed the conversation from a higher vantage point.
Interesting exchange in German ((( pic.twitter.com/OKnZTTWnDN
Here’s the full translated transcript:
Man on the balcony: “You fucking asshole you.”
Alleged shooter: “Because of you I was bullied for seven years …”
Man: “You cunt you. You’re a cunt.”
Shooter: “… And now I have to buy a gun to shoot you.”
Man: “A gun? Fuck off – your head isn’t on right.”
Shooter and man on balcony shouting at each other, inaudible
Man apparently to people filming: “He’s got a gun, here, the guy has one.”
Unknown speaker: “Shit/fucking Turks!”
Man: “Shit/fucking foreigners!”
Man to someone else: “He’s got a gun. He has loaded his gun. Get the cops here.”
Shooter: “I am German.”
Man: “You’re a cunt is what you are.”
Shooter: “Stop filming.”
Man: “A cunt is what you are, what the fuck are you doing?”
Shooter: “Yeah what, I was born here.”
Man: “Yeah and what the fuck you think you’re doing?”
Shooter: “I grew up here in the Hartz IV (unemployment benefits in Germany) area.”
Man and shooter talk at same time, inaudible
Shooter: “I haven’t done anything here for [inaudible].
Just shut your fucking face man”
Man: “You cunt you.”
Man away from shooter: “Hey, he’s on the upper floor here, [inaudible]”
Man goes into cover, shooter starts firing and man shouts something at him about “shooting here”
Shooter: “Yeah, that’s where you’re right. Yeah you’re right with that. Yeah you’re right.”
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There are reports that the shooter may have set up a fake Facebook account under a female name through which he attempted to encourage people to come down to the OEZ McDonald’s.
Under the female guise, it is claimed the gunman offered in a post to buy anyone who came down a free meal.
According to reports, the account was created a short time before the posts and was then disabled while the shooting was taking place on Friday.
The Guardian has not been able to independently verify these reports.
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Journalists reporting an ongoing heavy police presence at the OEZ mall.
Still heavy police presence at #Munich's Olympia shopping center. pic.twitter.com/sD05dnzicj
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CNN spoke to a woman, named only as a Loretta, who said she witnessed the shooting as she hid in a shop next door to the McDonald’s.
She said her eight-year-old son witnessed the shooter loading his weapon in the men’s toilets in McDonald’s. She said:
I come out of the toilet and I hear like an alarm, boom, boom, boom. He’s killing the children. The children were sitting to eat. They can’t run.
She also said the man yelled: ‘Allahu Akbar’
She said she recognised this phrase as she herself is Muslim from Kosovo, according to CNN.
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The German foreign office has confirmed the security cabinet is to meet the chancellor, Angela Merkel.
#Munich: At 12.30pm the security cabinet meets at the Chancellery. Chllr #Merkel,different Ministers+heads of security authorities take part
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German media reporting public transport links that were shut down are starting to resume nearly-normal services.
Reports that subway line 3 in #Munich running again, but does not stop #OEZ shopping mall https://t.co/x3ldXgtOEx
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The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has sent condolences to the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and the chief minister of Bavaria over the Munich attacks, reports Reuters, quoting Russian news agencies.
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Jamie Grierson
Hi, it’s Jamie Grierson here, taking on the live blog. The German ambassador in London says his thoughts are with families.
Grateful for many expressions of sympathy and support by British and International friends #shooting #Munich. Thoughts are with families.
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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.
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Overnight armed officers carried out raids on apartments in Munich.
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