Germany: Shots fired at a shopping center in Munich, say reports

The local police in Germany is reporting that shots have been fired at a shopping center in Munich.

Several people have been reportedly killed, as reported by Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper quoting the police.

The shooting at a Munich shopping mall is over, police spokeswoman Claudia Kvenzel said, reported the BBC. A “shooting spree” happened early Friday evening at the Olympia-Einkaufszentrum shopping mall in the Moosach district of Munich, according to the BBC.

The police have been on high alert after the Bavaria stabbing incident.

The news comes at a very turbulent time, where terrorist attacks are coming one after the other. Earlier this week, a 17-year-old Afghan immigrant attacked people on a train with sharp objects, critically injuring nearly five people. Hand-paintedIslamic State flags were found in his house along with a video in which he pledged his allegiance to the terror organisation.

The Islamic State had later claimed responsibility for the attack. The perpetrator was shot dead by the police while trying to flee.

Earlier last week, a speeding truck mowed down more than 80 people on Bastille Day in Nice, France. The ISIS had again claimed responsibility for this attack also. The driver was shot dead by the police.

In April, three people were injured in an explosion at Gurudwara in western Germany. Police worked on the assumption that the explosion was caused deliberately but that there are no indications it was a terrorist incident. However, soon it was found that one of the two men identified by police as Yusuf T, an ISIS sympathiser.

This is a developing story. More details are awaited.

Source:IndianExpress

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