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News: Terror Attack In Munich / 9 Dead - 16 Injured / All Updates.
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Terror Attack In Munich / 9 Dead - 16 Injured / All Updates.
These tweets were posted as updates were being released, So information will change as reading, but they were place chronologically in time frame.
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PHOTO: Police on the scene of the shooting near the OEZ shopping center in #Munich. - @gutjahr
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From Sky News [ x ]
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German media is reporting that there have been multiple deaths following the shooting at the Olympia-Einkaufszentrum (OEZ) - Bavaria's largest shopping centre.
The Muencher Abendzeitung newspaper is reporting that up to 15 people have been killed in the shooting, while the German NTV says 10 people have possibly died.
A witness live-streaming from outside the mall said: "(The gunman) ran into the underground station. Police are looking for him. I don't have a description of the shooter."
An employee who is still inside the shopping centre told Reuters by phone that "many shots were fired".
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MORE: Munich based newspaper @Abendzeitung reports that all metro traffic has been stopped as a result of the shooting.
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"Unfortunately the way the ISIS threat is going, I think we're going to see quite a lot more (terrorist attacks) in the coming months - Former National Counter Terrorism Security Office Boss
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BREAKING: Multiple people injured and killed in #Munich shopping center shooting - German police - @Reuters
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Multiple deaths at shooting in Munich shopping mall, gunman still at large - RT
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Sky News Newsdesk Verified account @SkyNewsBreak 3m3 minutes ago
Update - #Munich Police says it believes more than one gunman is involved in the shopping centre shooting and no one has been arrested yet
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#Munich police spokesman said the attack started at a fast food restaurant in the mall, reports AP
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Conflict News @Conflicts 2m2 minutes ago
MORE: "We believe we are dealing with a shooting rampage,” said #Munich police - @Reuters
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VIDEO: Unconfirmed footage of the shooter opening fire in #Munich - @engelhardtelias
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UPDATE: Reports of second shooting at #Munich at Marienplatz metro station - @SkyNews
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@Conflicts 7m7 minutes ago
BREAKING: 'Likely at least six dead' in German mall shooting: police source - AFP
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@PolizeiMuenchen 35s35 seconds ago
The suspects are still on the run. Please avoid public places. #munich #oez #gunfire
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Please don't take Fotos or Video of Police Action in order to avoid any helpful Information for the suspects. #munich #gunfire #oez
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@Conflicts 10m10 minutes ago
UPDATE: Still no update on second shooting in #Munich Marienplatz metro station; more details as they become available
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@PolizeiMuenchen 2m2 minutes ago
Unconfirmed reports of more violence and possible #gunfire in the City Center. Situation is unclear. Please avoid public Areas. #munich #oez
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@Conflicts 1m1 minute ago
BREAKING: Police say they suspect Munich shooting is terror attack - Reuters
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@SkySWashington 9m9 minutes ago
Hotel lobby in central Munich now jammed w people who've come in off the street. Not letting anyone out. Public transport stopped.
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@SkyNewsBreak 4m4 minutes ago
Update - Local media reports six people have died and several others have been injured after shots were fired at shopping centre in #Munich
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"It seems very likely," says security risk expert Tim Williams on whether #Munich attack is linked to Islamic State
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MORE: Witnesses in #Munich saw three shooters with long rifles, according to local police spokesman - @Reuters
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Reuters: German security sources say there were at least two shooters after shots were fired at a shopping centre in #Munich
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Conflict News @Conflicts 3m3 minutes ago
UPDATE: Munich police warn of "acute terror situation,” according to report - @AFP
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@SkySWashington 4m4 minutes ago
Muffled Loud speaker announcements seem to be advising people to go home. Metro shut.
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@JuliaArciga 1m1 minute ago
OBAMA: We will pledge "all the support" Germany needs as an ally, safety depends on law enforcement, per verbal statement.
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BREAKING: Police confirm 5 dead in Munich shooting attack - @BNONews
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@Conflicts 27s28 seconds ago
UPDATE: German media @focusonline quote security sources as saying a gunman has shot himself after an attempt was made to arrest him.
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From munich police:
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[1/2] Update: #Schießerei #München #OEZ: - unknown number of injured - unfortunately, we have recorded already 6 dead people!
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[2/2] Except for the first race of the Hanau , we cannot confirm as other crime scenes. #Schießerei #münchen #oez
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Update: It is not known how many injured people must identify. Unfortunately there are six people killed. #oez, #münchen, #schießerei
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At the moment can certify a shooting only in Hanauerstrasse in munich. #oez, #münchen, #Schießerei
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Official statements - https://twitter.com/PolizeiMuenchen
Will update all when I come back in a bit.
Official Updates from CNN [x]
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t least nine people were killed Friday when gunfire erupted at a shopping center in Munich, Germany, in what police officials said "looks like a terror attack."
At least three attackers were on the loose as the city was under a virtual lockdown, with residents being urged to stay home, restaurants and other business closing and public transit shutting down.
Here's what we know so far:
•The shooting broke out at a McDonald's across from the Olympia shopping mall about 5:50 p.m. (11:50 a.m. ET), police spokeswoman Claudia Küntzel said. Gunfire also broke out inside the mall, which is adjacent to the site of the 1972 Olympics, witnesses said.
• On Facebook, police said gunfire was reported in several locations, and that witnesses report seeing three people with firearms.
• "The manhunt is underway at high speed," police said. "Because of the unclear situation we ask all people in the city area to stay at home or to look for protection in any nearby building. The operation of public transportation service has been stopped."
• Police said on Twitter that special forces from Bavaria and surrounding federal states have been brought in as reinforcements.
• Nine bodies have been found in or around the Munich shopping center, police said at a press conference. Police are trying to verify whether one of these bodies could be one of the shooters, Munich police tweeted.
• A witness who will only be identified as Lauretta told CNN her son was in a bathroom with a shooter at the McDonald's. "That's where he loaded his weapon," she said. "I hear like an alarm and boom, boom, boom... And he's still killing the children. The children were sitting to eat. They can't run." Lauretta said she heard the gunman say, "Allahu Akbar," or God is great. "I know this because I'm Muslim. I hear this and I only cry."
Two Munich subway lines (U1, U3) and several bus lines in Munich are experiencing interruptions because of the police operations around the shopping mall, MVG (Munich Transport Corporation) said. Officials expect the interruptions to continue for a few more hours.
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From Polizei München
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@PolizeiMuenchen 29m29 minutes ago
We know of at least 10 injured persons. Police operations are still running. The Situation is still not clear.
#gunfire #munich
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Currently min 10 injured are known. We are still in large use & still can not entwarnen always. #Schießerei #münchen #oez
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@PolizeiMuenchen 2h2 hours ago
We are verifying the possibility of one dead person being involved in the shooting, #München, #oez, #Schießerei
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@PolizeiMuenchen 2h2 hours ago
There is also a suicide. There is complicity. #München, #oez, #schießerei
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Official Press Conference by Munich Police :
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@PolizeiMuenchen 1m1 minute ago
We are planning a press conference at approx. 02.00 am for journalists.
#gunfire #munich
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We will stream this press conference live online. Please wait for a further link. #gunfire #munich
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German Media is being pressured to halt updates, further information as previously stated that the terrorists were evading arrest / death by updates.
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@PolizeiMuenchen 1m1 minute ago
All regular public transport ride again. #Schießerei #München
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More updates from the Munich Police, Via Twitter
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We will update the status of the investigation at noon in a further press conference. #Schießerei #München #oez
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[1/2] Cautious all-clear #München: we found a person within the framework of Interpol, which has killed himself. #Schießerei #oez
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[2/2] This is with high probability. to the offender who has supposedly acted according to this determination alone. #Schießerei #München #oez
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Despite dozens of witness reports and video footage, Munich police are assuming it was a 'solo shooter'
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@PolizeiMuenchen 8m
We found a man, who killed him himself. We assume, that he was the only shooter. #gunfire #munich
End of l´alerte with caution. We found a person who is suicide. Likely c´est the culprit, who acts alone.
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Angela Merkel to meet with intelligence officials on Saturday
Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to meet her chief of staff, Peter Altmaier, and interior minister Thomas de Maiziere and a host of intelligence officials on Saturday to review the incident.
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Girl, BYE.
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"The perpetrator was an 18-year-old German-Iranian from Munich," police chief Hubertus Andrae told reporters after the massacre.
He had lived in the city "for a while", Mr Andrae said.
Mr Andraes said that the body of the attacker was found about two and half hours after the shooting began.
His identity was determined based on the evaluation of witness statements and closed circuit television.
The body was found in a side street, not far from the shopping mall where much of the shooting happened.
Speculation about the gunman's motives ranged from a right-wing extremist attack to an assault inspired by Islamic State.
Some witnesses describe hearing him yelling anti-foreigner insults before opening fire outside the fast food restaurant.
In a later conversation with a witness, recorded on a mobile phone, the attacker says he is a German citizen.
As another female witness said the gunman was chanting 'Allahu Akbar', being muslim herself.
Other media reported that the gunman had been bullied for "several years" and was seeking revenge.
Two others who fled the area quickly were investigated but had "nothing to do with the incident".
Ten people, including the gunman, were killed.
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9 casualties
Shooter dead
16 Injured
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Shooter was 18 year old German-Iranian 'Ali Sonboly'
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At least 16 people, including several children, were in hospital and three were in critical condition, Andrae said.
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Kosovan media reported that three of the victims were of Kosovan origin. Naim Zabergja, the father of one of the victims wrote on Facebook: "With great sadness I want to inform you that my son Dijamant Zabergja, 21, was killed yesterday in Munich."
A second victim was named by her brother on Facebook as Armela Segashi, who he said died along with a third, Sabina Sulaj.
Friday's incident snarled traffic as authorities blocked highways, closed the main railway station, and shut down public transport.
Thousands of people had been crowding the streets and squares in Munich's city center on Friday for a beer festival.
"There were a few people who came running towards us who were screaming and in panic. But mostly it was surprisingly calm," said Elena Hakes, who had been with a friend in the Odeonsplatz square.
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Munich shooting: German Iranian Teenage killer Ali Sonboly was 'depressed' and 'used Facebook offer of free McDonald's food to lure victims'
Reports have named Ali David Sonboly as the 18-year-old gunman who killed 9 people in a shooting spree at a McDonalds and shopping centre in Munich last night.
The taxi driver's son had both German and Iranian citizenship and had been born and raised in the city before last night's rampage after which he shot himself dead.
He used an illegal Glock 9mm pistol and had 300 rounds of ammunition when he went on what police have called a "classic shooting rampage".
'He was a quiet guy'
Neighbors of the attacker told German media that he was a "quiet guy."
"He lived right next to me," German newspaper Bild quoted a neighbor as saying.
"A friend of mine went to school with him and said he was rather a quiet guy. He recognized him from the videos from the scene."
Police commandos, armed with night vision equipment and dogs, raided an apartment in the Munich neighborhood of Maxvorstadt early on Saturday where Bild said the gunman lived with his parents.
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Events unfolded as he exited the bathroom of McDonald's
In footage he was seen bursting from a McDonald's restaurant toilet before opening fire on children he reportedly screamed 'Allahu Akbar' before shooting them at close range.
He then pushed through the front doors into the street and carried on shooting, killing at least one pedestrian whose body was later pictured covered on the ground.
Witnesses reportedly heard the man, who appeared in the footage to be carrying a red Pokemon rucksack, screaming: “Ich bin Deutsch, scheiss Ausländer” – “I’m German, f*** foreigners” before opening fire.
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Posing as a teenage girl called 'Selina Akim', Sonboly is thought to have used messages posted on a fake Facebook account to lure young victims to their death with fraudulent offers of free food just hours before his murderous rampage began.
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"Nearly" all of the victims are aged between 14 and 21, according to TZ.
One victim is understood to be an 18-year-old Turkish man who came to Munich from Greece, and three others are believed to be of Albanian origin.
Hero who 'died trying to save his sister'
According to a freelance journalist who was speaking to BBC 5 Live, the man was shot twice outside the McDonald's.
He is said to have pushed his sister away as the gunman opened fire in an apparent attempt to save her.
His father reportedly suffered a heart attack after hearing of his son's death and was taken to hospital.
Zabergja Dijamant, 21, from Kosovo
A 45-year-old woman and a 15-year-old girl were also said to be among the victims.
Three of the victims are of Kosovan-Albanian origin according to Facebook posts by family members, but their identities are yet to be confirmed.
Armela Segashi
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"Obvious link" between Anders Breivik and Munch shooter - police
Police say there is an "obvious link" between the Munich shooter and extreme right-wing terrorist Anders Breivik, the man behind the 2011 Norway massacre at a children's camp which left eight dead.
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'Books about shooting rampages' found in terrorists bedroom
Bavaria's police chiefs adds that a book about "shooting rampages" was found in the suspect's bedroom.
He says the victim was "depressed" and had received psychiatric treatment.
He was not known to police before the attack, he said, and used an unlicensed Glock pistol to kill his victims.
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Killer's parents 'too shocked to help with investigation'
According to Bavaria's chief of police, the killer's parents were in a state of shock and unable to give much information for the investigation.
He added that the suspect did not leave a suicide note.
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Gunman's father questioned by police
The father of the gunman is currently being interviewed by German police, according to local media.
Police spokesman Peter Beck said they will "examine everything" as part of their investigation and "don't yet know what triggered the crime".
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Killer 'complained of being bulled for seven years'
German commandos last night raided the fourth-floor apartment home Sonboly shared with his parents on Dachauer Strasse, in the Munich suburb of Maxvorstadt, just two miles from where he killed nine people and injured 21.
Three people remain in a critical condition.
Neighbours have described Sonboly as a ‘quiet guy’, who had apparently been living in Munich for at least two years.
His body was found roughly half a mile from the scene of yesterday’s shooting. He is understood to have shot himself after fleeing.
on his backpack was a book called "Amok im Kopf: Warum Schüler töten".
This translates roughly as: "Amok in the head: Why students kill"
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Why did he do it?
Information, again, is yet to fully emerge about the reasons behind the teenager's gun attack, but pro-ISIS Twitter accounts have been widely celebrating the attack with some suggestions that the group has taken credit for it.
Germany has been on high alert since Afghan refugee Muhammad Riyad went on an axe rampage on a train in Bavaria before being shot dead by police.
Racial tensions in the country have increased since the arrival of an estimated 1.2m refugees over the past 12 months with far right parties gaining in support.
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Developing News, With updates soon to follow.
For Live Updates
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https://twitter.com/hashtag/Munich?src=tren
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I was going to move to Europe in the future, but hell no 
USA feels safer
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could be anything, hope no one's injured
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What's the saddest thing about all of this is, none of these shootings surprise us anymore.
It's beyond unfortunate, why are people so cruel?
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Europe is a mess. Hope everyone is safe!
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I'm so sick and tired if this now, I'm traveling to Europe and I'm terrified, there is no safety anymore anywhere, I'm starting to think trump is right at this point
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Sounds scary, hope everything is well.
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I want to feel surprised, but I'm not. It's everyday now and that's depressing.
Hope the injuries stay to the absolute minimum. Stay safe.
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Hope everyone is okay 
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OH NO I WAS THERE THE OTHER DAY
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Multiple deaths being reported, waiting for more reputable sources to confirm.
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OMG that's in my city  This is so scary!
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My parents are going to Munich on Friday...
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