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Terror in Munich, a German-Iranian kills 9 people

He fired into crowd in a shopping center and committed suicide

23 July, 11:46
(ANSA) - MUNICH - Terror in Germany. Ten dead, one of which is the gunman, and 16 wounded in the massacre perpetrated on Friday afternoon in Munich (Germany) in a McDonald's restaurant and then in a crowded shopping center in the northern outskirts of the city. The killer is a an 18-year-old German guy of Iranian descent for reasons that are still unclarified: terrorism or madness are the two hypotheses that have emerged so far. The gunman started shooting with a pistol shortly before 6 pm in front of a fast food. After being chased by plain-clothes agents, he committed suicide about a kilometer away from the ''Olympia'' shopping center, Munich police chief, Hubertus Andrae, confirmed The police chief claimed that currently there are no elements mirroring recent attacks by the Islamic State (Isis) or the recent attack with an ax and knife on the train to Wuerzburg. This tragedy, which happened a few days after the assault committed by a 17-year-old guy on a train in Bavaria, occurred in a mall packed with people on a Friday night. The teenage shot several times with a pistol, killing 9 people, including teenagers, and wounding 16, three of whom ''seriously'' (they are in mortal danger). The subway was completely closed throughout the city and the all-clear came only at 1:30 am, the railway station was evacuated and all trains leaving and accessing to city were blocked. The fear spread even in the city's central areas, where some customers were prevented from going out of the shops. The country was put on its highest alert level, and Chancellor Angela Merkel received messages of solidarity from all EU member states and from the White House. (ANSA).

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