Police are using a bomb disposal robot to investigate one of the bodies of a suspected shooter and their red backpack, one kilometer from Munich shopping centre, according to Der Spiegel.
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Police say at least one gunman is on the run in Munich after a deadly shooting at a crowded shopping center. On Twitter, police asked people to refrain from speculating on the attack. Police have urged residents to stay indoors while the manhunt is on.
“The motive or explanation for this crime is completely unclear”, he added.
“Munich is very much a ghost town”, Soraya said earlier Friday, with people following instructions to stay off the streets.
Global Affairs Canada said agency “is monitoring reports of a shopping centre shooting in Munich”.
More global brands are setting their sights on the US for expansion after recent attacks in Germany and France, said Faith Hope Consolo, chairman of retail leasing and marketing at Prudential Douglas Elliman.
The Bavarian capital’s main train station was evacuated and bus, metro and tram services were suspended.
Eventually, she said, police “told everyone to clear off the area and go to the other side of the street”.
The German Interior Ministry said three people are dead.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is reportedly still on vacation, her Chief of Staff Peter Altmaierreleased a statement on her behalf.
Another information from the Munich Police also revealed that a male body was found in addition to the eight others killed in the attack.
Shoppers rushed away from the mall, some carrying children in their arms, as the building was surrounded by armed police and emergency vehicles, while helicopters buzzed overhead. ISIS claimed responsibility for inspiring the teen.
Munich police spokesman Thomas Baumann told German news agency dpa the attack started at a fast food restaurant in the mall shortly before 6 p.m. local time.
UPDATE 22:11 – US President Barack Obama on Friday pledged support to Germany in the wake of the deadly shooting rampage in Munich, as officials said they were working to determine if any US citizens were affected.
“Our hearts go out to those who may have been injured”.
Austria said it had “significantly” tightened security measures in states sharing a border with Germany and put its elite Cobra police force on high alert.
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Friday is also the five-year anniversary of the massacre by Anders Behring Breivik in Norway. On Monday, a 17-year-old Afghan wounded four people in an axe-and-knife attack on a regional train near the Bavarian city of Wuerzburg, and another woman outside as he fled. They also said it appears that it does appear to be a terror-related incident.
