This Article is From Jul 23, 2016

Live Updates: Munich Gunman Suffered From Depression, Says Prosecutor

Police have closed off a wide area around a large Munich shopping center after shots were fired, a spokeswoman for the police said on Friday.
Jul 23, 2016 15:51 (IST)
Munich police chief says 'no indications whatsoever' gunman had links to ISIS group
Jul 23, 2016 15:51 (IST)
Investigators suspect Munich gunman was 'deranged': police


Jul 23, 2016 10:31 (IST)
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi expresses shock over Munich attack

Jul 23, 2016 10:26 (IST)
Munich Police will hold a press conference later in the day
Jul 23, 2016 10:17 (IST)
No Indian casualty in Munich,  tweets Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj


Jul 23, 2016 10:14 (IST)
People stranded and unable to get home are being offered shelter by locals in Munich with Twitter hashtag #Offenetür (open door).
Jul 23, 2016 08:17 (IST)
Munich shooting is a 'terrorist attack', says France President Francois Hollande


The terrorist attack that struck Munich killing many people is a disgusting act that aims to foment fear in Germany after other European countries.
Jul 23, 2016 08:01 (IST)
Munich Police thanks all 2,300 security personnel deployed during the operation
Jul 23, 2016 07:27 (IST)
PM Modi expresses shock over Munich attack

Jul 23, 2016 06:33 (IST)

Jul 23, 2016 06:14 (IST)
Shooter's motive unclear, says Munich Police


  • Munich police chief Hubertus Andraes says the suspect in the Munich shooting is an 18-year-old German-Iranian from Munich.
  • Andraes said at a news conference that the attacker's motive was still "fully unclear."
  • Andraes said that the body of the shooter found about 2 1/2 hours after the attack was determined to be the shooter based on the evaluation of witness statements and closed circuit television.
  • Two others who fled the area quickly were investigated but had "nothing to do with the incident"
Jul 23, 2016 06:04 (IST)
Update: Mall shooting suspect is identified as 18-year-old German-Iranian from Munich says police chief Hubertus Andrae
Jul 23, 2016 05:35 (IST)
Munich Police have appealed people not to publish pictures of victims

 
Jul 23, 2016 05:22 (IST)
Munich Police Department will hold a press conference shortly.
Jul 23, 2016 05:16 (IST)
10 Killed In Munich Mall Shooting, Police Say Lone Shooter Committed Suicide

Munich police said Saturday that the suspected shooter in a rampage at a shopping mall had probably acted alone and had committed suicide.

"We found a man who killed himself. We assume that he was the only shooter," police said on Twitter.
Jul 23, 2016 05:06 (IST)
Munich police say shooter 'probably' alone, committed suicide: Agence France-Presse


Jul 23, 2016 04:51 (IST)
All public transport services in Munich have resumed hours after shooting in Germany shopping mall.
Jul 23, 2016 04:48 (IST)
The southern city in Germany was in lockdown after the shootings, which saw panicked shoppers fleeing the Olympia mall as armed anti-terror police roamed the streets in search of the assailants.

Jul 23, 2016 04:25 (IST)

Jul 23, 2016 04:07 (IST)

Munich Police Want Images From Shooting To Help Probe

Police in Munich are urging people not to upload videos or photos from the shooting attack on social media but instead to provide them to authorities for their investigation by uploading them at a special link online.
Jul 23, 2016 04:06 (IST)
Munich police use robot to investigate backpack near dead man: German radio

German radio station Bayerischer Rundfunk said a dead man found near the scene of a fatal shopping centre shooting in Munich on Friday had a red backpack similar to one used by a gunman seen at a McDonald's restaurant where the attack reportedly began. Police is using a robot to investigate the backpack.
Jul 23, 2016 03:00 (IST)

Jul 23, 2016 02:34 (IST)
German Foreign Office tweeted after the Germany shootout:
Jul 23, 2016 02:32 (IST)

Jul 23, 2016 02:17 (IST)
Munich police say they have found 9th body at shooting scene, checking to see if it was an attacker: Associated Press
Jul 23, 2016 02:03 (IST)
LATEST UPDATE: 8 killed in shooting at Munich shopping mall, police say
Jul 23, 2016 01:59 (IST)
German president says 'horrified' by 'murderous attack' in Munich: Agence France-Presse
Jul 23, 2016 01:59 (IST)
German interior minister heads home after Munich shooting

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere, who was on a flight to the United States for a holiday at the time of Friday's mall shooting in Munich, is interrupting his trip and heading home, the DPA news agency reported.


Jul 23, 2016 01:57 (IST)

Jul 23, 2016 01:56 (IST)
Members of Germany's elite anti-terrorism force are on their way to the scene of the deadly shooting in Munich: Associated Press
Jul 23, 2016 01:39 (IST)
On Camera, Gunman Opens Fire Outside McDonald's In Munich

A video has emerged online of one of the shooters outside McDonald's showing him firing indiscriminately at everyone around him.

Jul 23, 2016 01:32 (IST)
Facebook activates safety check after shooting in Germany's Munich shopping mall


Jul 23, 2016 01:28 (IST)
People are seen walking with their hands up in the air as people are evacuated after shooting in Munich.


Jul 23, 2016 01:21 (IST)
German Magazine Cites Sources Saying Munich Shooter Killed Himself

German magazine Focus cited police sources as saying one of the gunmen on the rampage in Munich had shot himself in the head and died.

The city is under lockdown as police hunt for those responsible for a shooting spree in and near a shopping mall where at least six people were killed.



Jul 23, 2016 01:19 (IST)
ISIS hails deadly Munich shooting on social media

"Thank God, may God bring prosperity to our Islamic State men," read one tweet in Arabic on an account that regularly favours the radical Islamist movement.

"The Islamic state is expanding in Europe," read an Arabic-language tweet on another account also known to support ISIS.
Jul 23, 2016 01:18 (IST)
Munich Shooting: No Reports Of Indians Among Casualties

The Indian Ambassador in Germany has said there are no reports of any Indians among casualties."

Indian Ambassador Gurjit Singh also tweeted, "Request all Indians in Munich area to look out for others and check on them as situation is uncertain."


Jul 23, 2016 00:59 (IST)
A police helicopter patrols over a shopping mall following a shooting.

Jul 23, 2016 00:55 (IST)
India in Munich has tweeted helpline numbers for details on safety of Indian nationals.


Jul 23, 2016 00:50 (IST)
Munich police are using the term "suspected terrorism" in connection with the shooting at a city mall: Associated Press
Jul 23, 2016 00:48 (IST)
Obama offers "whatever help" Germany needs
Jul 23, 2016 00:32 (IST)
German Shopping Mall Shooting: What We Know So Far

How It Unfolded:

  1. The shooters opened fire at a McDonald's restaurant and continued onto a street before entering the mall near the Olympic stadium in the southern German city.
  2. The shooting started shortly before 1600 GMT and authorities said witnesses reported seeing three gunmen.
  3. A video posted on social media from the location appeared to show a man dressed in black walking away from the McDonald's while firing repeatedly on people as they fled.
  4. Authorities evacuated the main train station in the city of some 1.4 million, while metro and bus transport services were suspended in the wake of the assault.
  5. The shopping centre, which opened in 1972 and bills itself as Bavaria's biggest, was surrounded by armed police, while a helicopter buzzed overhead.

Who Are The Attackers:

  1. The three attackers were still at large, fleeing in the direction of a nearby metro station, media reports said. 
  2. There was no information about the possible motives of the shooting, but Europe has been on alert in the wake of a string of attacks including bombings in neighbouring France and Belgium.


Jul 23, 2016 00:31 (IST)
Munich police warn of 'acute terror situation', reports Agence France-Presse
Jul 23, 2016 00:19 (IST)
Eyewitnesses Are Reporting 3 Different People With Weapons: Munich Police On Facebook

At least six people are believed to have been killed in a shooting rampage in a Munich shopping centre on Friday, a police source said, and three armed suspects are at large.
Jul 23, 2016 00:16 (IST)
Britain's Foreign Office issued an alert warning British citizens in the German city of Munich to follow the instructions of the authorities, after police there reported many people had been killed in a shooting at a shopping centre.


Jul 23, 2016 00:04 (IST)
Local Transport Suspended In Munich After Shooting

Munich main train station evacuated, metro and bus transport suspended: official
Jul 23, 2016 00:04 (IST)
Three suspected gunmen in German shooting, says police: Agence France-Presse
Jul 22, 2016 23:58 (IST)
Police has said unconfirmed reports of more violence and possible gunfire in the City Centre
Jul 22, 2016 23:48 (IST)

Jul 22, 2016 23:39 (IST)
Hospitals in Munich put on 'catastrophe alert'
Jul 22, 2016 23:34 (IST)

Jul 22, 2016 23:17 (IST)
Munich police is hunting the shooter or shooters at mall; no one captured yet, reports Associated Press quoting German news agency dpa
Jul 22, 2016 23:14 (IST)
Major police operation under way in the shopping centre after shooting.

Jul 22, 2016 23:00 (IST)
About Munich shopping centre

The shopping centre is next to the Munich Olympic stadium, where the Palestinian militant group Black September took 11 Israeli athletes hostage and eventually killed them during the 1972 Olympic Games.
Jul 22, 2016 22:59 (IST)
Number of casualties not confirmed

Germany's Muencher Abendzeitung reported that up to 15 people were killed in a shooting, while German television NTV says possibly 10 dead.
Jul 22, 2016 22:54 (IST)
More than one shooter could be involved, says Munich police

Munich police says believes more than one shooter involved; no one taken into custody yet.
Jul 22, 2016 22:50 (IST)
Latest visuals of the Germany shopping centre shootout




Jul 22, 2016 22:44 (IST)
Current shootout situation unclear: Munich police

The Munich Police alerts people around to leave the road and stay inside their homes. They also tweeted, "At the moment we have a major police operation on OEZ. Please avoid the area around the mall."
Jul 22, 2016 22:40 (IST)
It also follows a truck attack in the French Riviera city of Nice after Bastille Day fireworks last week that left 84 people dead.
Jul 22, 2016 22:33 (IST)
Second Attack In Germany In A Week

The shooting comes just days after a teenage asylum seeker went on the rampage with an axe and a knife on a regional train in Germany, injuring five people.
Jul 22, 2016 22:32 (IST)
The mall near the southern German city's Olympic stadium was surrounded by police after shots were fired.
Jul 22, 2016 22:28 (IST)
One dead, 10 injured in shooting at Munich shopping centre, reports Agence France-Presse quoting police


Jul 22, 2016 22:28 (IST)
Area has been cordoned off

Police have closed off a wide area around the large shopping center, a spokeswoman for the police said on Friday.
Jul 22, 2016 22:27 (IST)
Multiple deaths have been reported by German media at a Munich shopping centre where shots have been fired, reported Reuters.
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