Nine people have been killed and 21 wounded after a shooting rampage at a shopping centre in Munich. The authorities say the perpetrator was an 18-year-old German of Iranian descent, who then killed himself.
It’s far too early to form an clear picture of what has happened at the Olympia shopping centre: some reports say he acted in the name of the Islamic State, but the German authorities say there is (so far) no evidence of this. Horrifying video footage on social media shows a man shooting at passers-by in what appears to be a well-planned attack. His body was found two hours later.
Germany has been on edge since a 17-year-old Afghan refugee attacked passengers on a train near Wurzburg with an axe and knifed, injuring five.
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