Post by Gooba on Jul 22, 2016 12:26:49 GMT -5
At least one person has died and another 10 people are injured after a lone gunman went on a shooting spree in a German shopping centre.
A major police operation is ongoing in Munich, around the city's Olympic Park, with the force warning people to stay in their homes.
People were seen running from the shopping mall to get away from the incident after hearing gunshots.
The area around the Munich Olympia Shopping Centre in the district of Moosach has been sealed off as emergency services try to control the situation.
Police have confirmed that at least one person has died as a result of the incident and German media have reported there may be multiple deaths.
One picture on social media shows a man lying on the ground with a blanket over him.
A police spokesman said; 'It is really something big going down.'
The force in Munich posted on its website: 'At this time we have a major operation underway. Please avoid the area of the shopping centre.'
First reports said a heavily armed man wandered through the shopping centre opening fire at will.
It is reported that the gunman fled after his shooting spree on the city underground network.
Police closed off the area around the centre in Moosach after the gunman opened fire in the late afternoon.
Photos flashed on to social media sites of at least one body covered by aluminium sheets.
The burning question - in the week when a radicalised Afghani teen tried to murder five people with an axe and a knife aboard a train in Bavaria - is whether the gunman is a Jihadist.
A spokesman for the German police said there was a 'shooting spree' and spokeswoman Claudia Kvenzel said the incident was over.
An official at the Munich Olympia Shopping Centre declined comment, saying only, 'We are experiencing a problem.
Thamina Stoll, a university student in Munich, tweeted video of the scene showing people running.
'Helicopter, sirens and people on the street #Munich #shooting #OEZ #München,' she said.
'At least 30 police cars on their way to #Munich #shoppingmall according to local radio station. Area around mall blocked by police.'
