Three people killed and several injured after a witness stated that three gunmen entered the Olympia Shopping Centre located in Munich and started a shooting rampage.
One of the employees inside the shopping mall informed the new agency that there were a number of shots fired by these gunmen.
Tweeted by the Munich police, a major operation by the police authorities is under-way Munich as there were unconfirmed reports regarding shooting in different parts of the city, aside from Olympia Shopping Centre.
Aljazeera.com
While the gunmen are still on the loose, the German police are conducting severe operations and have requested the citizens to stay indoors.
The only thing more terrifying than a terror attack is a terror attack with attacker(s) on the loose. Be safe #Munich.
— Michael Kugelman (@MichaelKugelman) July 22, 2016
Munich police received the first call of emergency at 6pm German time when the gunmen opened fire at the Olympia Shopping Centre’s fasts food shop.
An Olympia Center worker, Lynn Stein informed CNN that, “there were three masked gunmen who were dressed in black seen running in the centre.”
Telegraph.co.uk | Gunmen seen leaving the shopping centre
The police spokeswoman told the German media, “We believe this a huge accident.”
It’s heart breaking that everyday I get online, there’s some sort of mass shooting/terrorist attack occurring. May God heal us all. #Munich
— Asian Jim (@A_A_Ron_Rodgers) July 22, 2016
Within minutes of getting the emergency call, the ambulance and police crew were on the site. The authorities believe the gunman fled the shopping mall and went to the underground U-Bahn station.
aljeezera.com
Earlier this week, the authorities instructed Germany to be on high alert after a man with a knife and an axe attacked the train passengers in Wurzburg.
While the German interior minister says there were only 3 deaths, Muencher Abendzeitung claims 15 people were killed in this brutal attack.
The German police has requested the citizens not to post any videos or pictures of their operations online as they may tip off the gunmen.
