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| Munich shooting: police hunt continues as death roll rises to nine - live | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 9.46pm BST | |
| 21:46 | |
| Kate Connolly | |
| Asked if this was a terror attack, a police spokesman said: “If a man with a long gun in a shopping centre opens fire and eight people are dead, we have to work on the assumption that this was not a normal crime and was a terrorist act.” | |
| He confirmed that the police were looking for three perpetrators and said officers were getting support from elite units but have not found any weapons. | |
| Police have no evidence that the danger zone is any further than the area around the Olympia shopping centre. But, until the situation is clear, they are urging people to stay at home. | |
| 9.38pm BST | |
| 21:38 | |
| Kate Connolly | |
| Police are now saying that there are nine people are dead. They do not know at this stage - and are checking - whether the additional person is one of the gunmen. | |
| Police are still searching the OEZ, described as a “gargantuan building”. All the shoppers and shop assistants are now said to have been evacuated but police are still searching the building in case shooters are still in there. | |
| 9.33pm BST | |
| 21:33 | |
| Jon Swaine | |
| Speaking at the United Nations in New York, Boris Johnson, the foreign secretary, has said: | |
| Everybody is shocked and saddened by what has taken place. Our thoughts are very much with the victims, their families, with the people of Munich, and the people of Germany more widely. | |
| If, as seems very likely, this is another terrorist incident, then I think it proves once again that we have a global phenomenon now and a global sickness that we have to tackle both at source – in the areas where the cancer is being incubated in the middle east – and also of course around the world. | |
| 9.30pm BST | |
| 21:30 | |
| Kate Connolly | |
| Tagesthemen, the flagship evening news programme, has given the following emergency numbers:Police information line - 089 29101910Number for missing persons - 0800 77 66 350 | |
| 9.30pm BST | |
| 21:30 | |
| Death toll rises to eight | |
| “Sad news: The number of dead rises to eight,” say police in a tweet: | |
| Sadly there are eight fatal casualties now.#gunfire #munich #oez | |
| Updated | |
| at 9.31pm BST | |
| 9.27pm BST | |
| 21:27 | |
| What we know so far | |
| Jon Henley | |
| What we do know | |
| What we don’t know: | |
| Updated | |
| at 9.37pm BST | |
| 9.20pm BST | |
| 21:20 | |
| The German interior minister Thomas de Maiziere, who was on a flight to the United States for a holiday, is interrupting his trip and heading home, the DPA news agency reported. | |
| Chancellery staff met on Friday evening to assess the situation in Munich but Chancellor Angela Merkel was not present, DPA said. | |
| 9.19pm BST | |
| 21:19 | |
| The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called the news from Munich “shocking”. He said: “My thoughts are with the people of the city at this time.” | |
| Monitoring the horrific situation in Munich. We stand with our friends in Germany as they work to bring those responsible to justice. -H | |
| Updated | |
| at 9.20pm BST | |
| 9.12pm BST | 9.12pm BST |
| 21:12 | 21:12 |
| Facebook has set up a safety check for people to let their loved ones know they are ok. | Facebook has set up a safety check for people to let their loved ones know they are ok. |
| And police have set up a hotline for people wanting to check on the status of family and friends: | And police have set up a hotline for people wanting to check on the status of family and friends: |
| Wichtige Tel-NrDie zentrale Auskunfts- und Vermisstenstelle für Angehörige (GAST) erreicht Ihr unter0800 7766350#Schießerei #münchen #oez | Wichtige Tel-NrDie zentrale Auskunfts- und Vermisstenstelle für Angehörige (GAST) erreicht Ihr unter0800 7766350#Schießerei #münchen #oez |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.13pm BST | at 9.13pm BST |
| 9.05pm BST | 9.05pm BST |
| 21:05 | 21:05 |
| Kate Connolly | Kate Connolly |
| Germany’s elite unit GSG9 has flown in to Munich. Members – armed and masked but dressed otherwise unassumingly in T-shirts, trainers and shorts – were spotted in the vicinity of the local police who were on the scene within minutes of the first emergency call having been received. | Germany’s elite unit GSG9 has flown in to Munich. Members – armed and masked but dressed otherwise unassumingly in T-shirts, trainers and shorts – were spotted in the vicinity of the local police who were on the scene within minutes of the first emergency call having been received. |
| Bavaria’s interior minister, Joachim Hermmann, and Bavaria’s prime minister, Horst Seehofer, were holding a crisis meeting this evening. | Bavaria’s interior minister, Joachim Hermmann, and Bavaria’s prime minister, Horst Seehofer, were holding a crisis meeting this evening. |
| The city has set up a separate crisis team. | The city has set up a separate crisis team. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.07pm BST | at 9.07pm BST |
| 9.03pm BST | 9.03pm BST |
| 21:03 | 21:03 |
| Kate Connolly | Kate Connolly |
| Cars on the autobahn into and out of Munich have been asked to leave it to free up the road for emergency vehicles. | Cars on the autobahn into and out of Munich have been asked to leave it to free up the road for emergency vehicles. |
| Hospitals throughout Munich are on emergency alert with staff, including doctors, surgeons and nurses, having been called in to await any casualties. | Hospitals throughout Munich are on emergency alert with staff, including doctors, surgeons and nurses, having been called in to await any casualties. |
| Among the parts of the city to be evacuated was Munich Central Station. People are reported to have screamed and scrambled over railway platforms as the police ordered them to leave the station. | Among the parts of the city to be evacuated was Munich Central Station. People are reported to have screamed and scrambled over railway platforms as the police ordered them to leave the station. |
| The same station was a focal point last summer and autumn during the refugee crisis, when hundreds of thousands of refugees arrived in the city via Austria and Hungary, into the southern German capital. Many were greeted by locals, who welcomed them with food, water and cuddly toys, in moving scenes that went around the world. | The same station was a focal point last summer and autumn during the refugee crisis, when hundreds of thousands of refugees arrived in the city via Austria and Hungary, into the southern German capital. Many were greeted by locals, who welcomed them with food, water and cuddly toys, in moving scenes that went around the world. |
| Germany accepted around 1.1 million refugees last year after chancellor Angela Merkel said the country would not turn anyone away. | Germany accepted around 1.1 million refugees last year after chancellor Angela Merkel said the country would not turn anyone away. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.11pm BST | at 9.11pm BST |
| 8.36pm BST | 8.36pm BST |
| 20:36 | 20:36 |
| #MUNICH UPDATE Significant slowdown in posts on IS-linked Telegram channels as news spread that the attack may be another group's handiwork. | #MUNICH UPDATE Significant slowdown in posts on IS-linked Telegram channels as news spread that the attack may be another group's handiwork. |
| A Munich police spokesman says there is no indication of Islamist terror. | A Munich police spokesman says there is no indication of Islamist terror. |
| 8.32pm BST | 8.32pm BST |
| 20:32 | 20:32 |
| Six dead, German police say | Six dead, German police say |
| German police have confirmed that there was a shooting in Hanauer Street, adjacent to the shopping centre. Six people have been killed and an unknown number injured. | German police have confirmed that there was a shooting in Hanauer Street, adjacent to the shopping centre. Six people have been killed and an unknown number injured. |
| “We are telling the people of Munich there are shooters on the run who are dangerous,” a spokesman told reporters, adding that the police were looking for three perpetrators. “We are urging people to stay indoors.” | “We are telling the people of Munich there are shooters on the run who are dangerous,” a spokesman told reporters, adding that the police were looking for three perpetrators. “We are urging people to stay indoors.” |
| [1/1] Unknown number of injured victims - sadly there are six fatal casualties #gunfire #munich | [1/1] Unknown number of injured victims - sadly there are six fatal casualties #gunfire #munich |
| [2/2] Other crime scenes than Hanauer Str. can not be confirmed #gunfire #munich | [2/2] Other crime scenes than Hanauer Str. can not be confirmed #gunfire #munich |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.53pm BST | at 8.53pm BST |
| 8.16pm BST | 8.16pm BST |
| 20:16 | 20:16 |
| The Bavarian broadcaster BR is reporting that six people have been killed. This has not been officially confirmed by the authorities. | The Bavarian broadcaster BR is reporting that six people have been killed. This has not been officially confirmed by the authorities. |
| Police have said that, while they do not yet know the motive, terrorism is suspected. | Police have said that, while they do not yet know the motive, terrorism is suspected. |
| 8.07pm BST | 8.07pm BST |
| 20:07 | 20:07 |
| The US president, Barack Obama, has pledged support for Germany. | The US president, Barack Obama, has pledged support for Germany. |
| We don’t yet know exactly what’s happening there, but obviously our hearts go out to those who may have been injured. We are going to pledge all the support they may need. | We don’t yet know exactly what’s happening there, but obviously our hearts go out to those who may have been injured. We are going to pledge all the support they may need. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.53pm BST | at 8.53pm BST |
| 8.04pm BST | 8.04pm BST |
| 20:04 | 20:04 |
| Vikram Dodd | Vikram Dodd |
| Two past atrocities involving marauding shooting attacks led western police and security forces to review their tactics and plans to deal with such events. | Two past atrocities involving marauding shooting attacks led western police and security forces to review their tactics and plans to deal with such events. |
| The first was the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, India, which began with marauding gunmen shooting their way across parts of the city popular with tourists. In that attack, the terrorists took hostages at three locations, before armed forces ended the siege. In the UK, weaponry and tactics for armed law enforcement were changed in response to Mumbai. | The first was the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, India, which began with marauding gunmen shooting their way across parts of the city popular with tourists. In that attack, the terrorists took hostages at three locations, before armed forces ended the siege. In the UK, weaponry and tactics for armed law enforcement were changed in response to Mumbai. |
| The second attack to provoke a review was in Paris last November, when multiple gun men killed 130 people. In that attack, so-called soft targets were struck while people were dining and enjoying music on a Friday evening. | The second attack to provoke a review was in Paris last November, when multiple gun men killed 130 people. In that attack, so-called soft targets were struck while people were dining and enjoying music on a Friday evening. |
| Senior security officials described the Paris attacks as a “game changer” showing the capability of terrorists to wreak carnage was at the upper end of what officials feared. | Senior security officials described the Paris attacks as a “game changer” showing the capability of terrorists to wreak carnage was at the upper end of what officials feared. |
| The threat of a marauding terrorist attack has been feared for years in Europe. Both Islamic State and al-Qaida are known to have planned them. | The threat of a marauding terrorist attack has been feared for years in Europe. Both Islamic State and al-Qaida are known to have planned them. |
| Authorities have worked on knowing where attackers are in a dynamic, dangerous and confused situation and how to best rush armed assets to where the terrorists are. | Authorities have worked on knowing where attackers are in a dynamic, dangerous and confused situation and how to best rush armed assets to where the terrorists are. |
| Knowing what is going on can be immensely difficult for the authorities. In the UKm police have staged training exercises assessing how they would cope with marauding gun attacks. Across Europe, police and security services were monitoring the unfolding situation in Munich. | Knowing what is going on can be immensely difficult for the authorities. In the UKm police have staged training exercises assessing how they would cope with marauding gun attacks. Across Europe, police and security services were monitoring the unfolding situation in Munich. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.20pm BST | at 8.20pm BST |