Multiple Deaths Reported At Shooting In Munich Shopping Mall

MUNICH: Multiple people have been killed and injured in a shooting incident at a shopping mall in Munich in Germany, a spokeswoman of the Munich Police has said.

"There is a major police operation under way in the shopping centre," Munich police said on Twitter, urging people to avoid the area.

The mall near the southern German city's Olympic stadium was surrounded by police after shots were fired.

"Unconfirmed reports of more violence and possible #gunfire in the City Center. Situation is unclear. Please avoid public Areas," the Munich Police tweeted.

Munich Police said they believe more than one shooter could be involved; no one has been taken into custody yet.
 

Police secures the area outside a shopping center in Munich on July 22, 2016 following a shooting.

The shopping center is next to the Munich Olympic stadium, where the Palestinian terrorist group Black September took 11 Israeli athletes hostage and eventually killed them during the 1972 Olympic Games.

Friday's attack took place a week after a 17-year-old asylum-seeker wounded passengers on a German train in an axe rampage claimed by ISIS. Bavarian police shot dead the teenager after he wounded four people from Hong Kong on the train and injured a local resident while fleeing.
 

More than one shooter is suspected in the German shopping centre.

German Justice Minister Heiko Maas told Bild newspaper's Friday edition that there was "no reason to panic but it's clear that Germany remains a possible target".

The incidents in Germany follow an attack in Nice, France, on Bastille Day in which a Tunisian drove a truck into crowds, killing 84. ISIS also claimed responsibility for that attack.




Source:NDTV

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