{"id":4282,"date":"2016-07-22T18:28:56","date_gmt":"2016-07-22T18:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5917.temp.domains\/~iriacom\/\/news\/?p=4282"},"modified":"2016-07-23T06:46:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-23T06:46:00","slug":"at-least-9-dead-and-several-injured-in-munich-mall-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/at-least-9-dead-and-several-injured-in-munich-mall-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 9 dead and several injured in Munich mall shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"

At least 9\u00a0people have been killed and several hurt in a shooting at a shopping centre in Munich<\/strong><\/p>\n

MUNICH (Germany) – At least nine people were killed and 26 others wounded in a shooting at a shopping centre in Munich on Friday, according to German police.<\/p>\n

Munich police chief Hubertus Andrae said at a press conference early Saturday that the suspect was an 18-year-old German-Iranian man from Munich, armed with a handgun. The suspect had no criminal record and his motive is unknown, Andrae said.<\/p>\n

The man was not known to police and his motives are unclear, authorities said. No group has claimed responsibility.<\/p>\n

Many children were among the casualties. Police said 16 people remain hospitalized.<\/p>\n

The shooting comes as recent terrorist attacks have put Europe on high alert.<\/p>\n

Responding to witness reports of multiple gunmen, around 2300 officers were deployed<\/a><\/span> including Germany’s elite GSG9 anti-terror police, SWAT teams as well as federal police.<\/p>\n

Public transportation was shut down in the area, and police were urging residents to remain indoors and avoid public areas.<\/p>\n

Police initially were acting on the assumption that there were at least three attackers, based on witness accounts<\/a><\/span>. Andrae said Saturday that several people rapidly left the site of the scene, but police now believe they were not involved in the attack.<\/p>\n

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will convene her security council today<\/a> to address the deadly shooting rampage in Munich, her chief of staff Peter Altmaier said.<\/p>\n

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Policemen arrive at a shopping centre in which a shooting was reported in Munich, southern Germany, Friday, July 22, 2016<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Shortly after the attack,\u00a0Munich police warned on Twitter: “The situation is still confusing. The perpetrator or perpetrators are apparently on the run.” The police also urged people in Munich are to remain in their homes, in any case, avoid public places.<\/p>\n

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Meiden Sie \u00f6ffentliche Pl\u00e4tze in #M\u00fcnchen<\/a>. Die Lage ist noch un\u00fcbersichtlich. #oez<\/a> #Schie\u00dferei<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Polizei M\u00fcnchen (@PolizeiMuenchen) July 22, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“There is a major police operation under way in the shopping centre,” Munich police said on Twitter.<\/p>\n

The Bild newspaper <\/a><\/span>reported that the gunman ran through Munich’s Olympia-Einkaufszentrum (OEZ) Shopping Center in the southern German city, firing on several people before fleeing in the direction of a nearby metro station.<\/p>\n

#Munich<\/a>: police say they are dealing with a shooting spree, multiple attackers fled the scene pic.twitter.com\/JKh4onooGR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 I.E.N. (@GoldenKrant) July 22, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n