Multiple Deaths In Munich Mall Shooting

"Multiple people" have been injured and killed in a shooting at a shopping centre in the German city of Munich, police have confirmed.

A police spokeswoman says they believe more than one shooter is involved in the attack at the Olympia-Einkaufszentrum mall - and warned no one has been taken into custody yet.

There are unconfirmed reports of a second shooting at the Stachus metro station in Munich city centre.

"We believe we are dealing with a shooting rampage," an official said.
Some people remain trapped inside the shopping centre, and officials are still evacuating them.

German media reports suggest at least 15 people have been killed, but this is unconfirmed.

Munich Police spokesman Thomas Baumann said the shopping centre attack began inside a fast food restaurant shortly before 6pm local time.

An employee who is still inside the mall told Reuters by phone that many shots were fired - and that they saw someone who was "so severely injured that he definitely didn't survive".
Services on multiple train, tram and bus lines have been suspended, transport officials in Munich have said.

Three people have been confirmed dead in the attack so far, the Bavarian interior ministry told German media.

There are currently no details on who was responsible for the shooting, but Munich Police are urging locals to stay in their homes as a "large police operation" is under way.

The UK Foreign Office has also updated its travel advice on Germany, and is urging Britons to avoid the area and follow instructions from local authorities.
Footage from the scene appeared to show people running away to seek shelter, while another video shows dozens of emergency vehicles rushing past rush-hour traffic to get to the scene.

A wide area around the complex has been cordoned off.

This is the second attack in Germany in less than a week.

On Monday, a 17-year-old Afghan wounded four people in an axe and knife attack on a train near the Bavarian city of Wuerzberg.

Source: Skynews