What we know of the attack in Munich – Deutsche Welle

* A few minutes before 18 am (CET), three attackers shot with handguns and rifles, against people who were in the Olympia shopping center in the north of Munich. One at a McDonalds, another from a parking lot.

* From the beginning the police spoke of a “major operation” which included closing the perimeter of the shopping center and some surrounding streets. Hours later, authorities told police in alarm.

* Police have confirmed nine deaths, but did not give numbers of injured people. They have merely stated that the injured are “numerous”.

* The authorities have asked people to stay home and avoid large crowds. It is also recommended turn on radio and television to stay informed of any new measures.

* The police have said it is premature to attribute the attack to a jihadist group, but suspicion of an action “terrorist” are strong . He also asked the public not spreading rumors through social networks.

* The main train station was evacuated and public transport was suspended.

* There was only a shooting. . The other clashes were already dismissed rumors

We do not know.

* What motivated the attackers fired indiscriminately at people in the mall

* Where are the attackers

* If you belong to an Islamist radical group or neo-Nazi movements

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  Confusion and terror

  A large police operation deployed Munich police the afternoon of Friday July 22. At 18 hours he received a call warning of a shooting at the Olympia shopping center. From that moment confusion reigned in the city. It reported a second shooting that was later denied. information crossed. And citizens were plunged into terror.

   


 
 
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  Large police presence

  The police spoke from the beginning of a “major operation”. Early reports claimed that a subject shot inside a store in the mall, killing at least one person and leaving another ten injured. To spend hours, information was complemented. Numerous witnesses spoke of

at least three armed attackers.

 

 
 

 
 

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police Recommendations

The authorities made several calls to citizenship: not leave the house, not publish images of police action to prevent the suspects are aware of what movements agents and turn on the radio and television for the latest developments. Meanwhile, the city is immersed in a state of general panic.

 

 
 

 
 

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Dead and wounded

So far, the unconfirmed reports speak six fatalities and an undetermined number of wounded. Attackers would be three, all of whom escaped and are sought. In his Twitter, police reported other incidents in the city center, though unconfirmed rumors or whether they were related to the attack the mall acts.

 

 
 

 
 

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Possible terrorist attack

German security sources quoted by the agency dpa not rule out that the attack the mall is a terrorist attack. Police also spoke of suspicion of a terrorist attack, although the origin is still uncertain.

 

 
 

 
 

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Police in Bavaria and North Rhine Westphalia in alarm

The federal North Rhine Westphalia state He puts in alarm the police in the region as a preventive measure. In the picture, the German Police helicopters fly over the headquarters of Deutsche Welle in Bonn, near which took place a Festival of Beer, enlivened by a music concert.

 Author: Diego Zúñiga