The shooting in Munich is being investigated as a terrorist crime
Today's shooting near the Israeli consulate in Munich is being investigated as a planned terrorist attack, AP reports. In a statement, police and prosecutors say they believe the attack was aimed at Israel, but that the motive is still being investigated.
During the day, German media wrote about information that the 18-year-old perpetrator was charged in Austria last year for having spread IS propaganda, but that the charges were dropped.
The perpetrator was killed in the operation, no other person was injured.
The police action in Munich after the alarm about an armed man.
Today's shooting near the Israeli consulate in Munich is being investigated as a planned terrorist attack, AP reports. In a statement, police and prosecutors say they believe the attack was aimed at Israel, but that the motive is still being investigated.
During the day, German media wrote about information that the 18-year-old perpetrator was charged in Austria last year for having spread IS propaganda, but that the charges were dropped.
The perpetrator was killed in the operation, no other person was injured.
The police action in Munich after the alarm about an armed man.
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Minister: The man planned an attack on the consulate
The gunman who was shot dead by police in connection with the major operation near Israel's consulate general in Munich, Germany, was an 18-year-old from Austria, police said at a press conference, according to international news agencies.
Federal Minister of the Interior Joachim Herrmann states that the authorities are working on the theory that the man must have planned an attack on the consulate. The police state that the motive must be investigated further.
The police carried out a major operation during the morning following reports of an armed man in the vicinity of a historical museum located next to the Consulate General.
The incident occurred on the anniversary of the terrorist attack at the 1972 Olympics in the city, when eleven athletes from Israel and a German policeman were killed by the Palestinian terrorist group Black September.
The gunman who was shot dead by police in connection with the major operation near Israel's consulate general in Munich, Germany, was an 18-year-old from Austria, police said at a press conference, according to international news agencies.
Federal Minister of the Interior Joachim Herrmann states that the authorities are working on the theory that the man must have planned an attack on the consulate. The police state that the motive must be investigated further.
The police carried out a major operation during the morning following reports of an armed man in the vicinity of a historical museum located next to the Consulate General.
The incident occurred on the anniversary of the terrorist attack at the 1972 Olympics in the city, when eleven athletes from Israel and a German policeman were killed by the Palestinian terrorist group Black September.
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Man shot dead by police in Munich after operation near Israel's consulate general
A shooting has taken place near the Consulate General of Israel in Munich, Germany, German media reports. The Munich police write on X that a large police operation has been underway at the scene during Thursday morning.
The operation took place at a historical museum located near the consulate general. The museum has exhibits on the crimes of the Nazis.
In connection with the operation, police patrols shot a suspect who is believed to have had a weapon, the police write. According to the Federal Minister of the Interior Joachim Herrmann, the suspect has died of his injuries.
According to the police, there is no information about more suspects or more injured.
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