A MANHUNT is underway for a shooter or shooters who opened fire at a shopping mall in Munich, killing at least eight people and wounding more, a Munich police spokeswoman said.
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A MANHUNT is underway for a shooter or shooters who opened fire at a shopping mall in Munich, killing at least eight people and wounding more, a Munich police spokeswoman said.
Shooting has been heard at the Olympia shopping mall in Munich, Germany, reports on social media say. In a video posted online, people can be seen running out of the building to seek shelter.
Reports of an unidentified gunman have triggered a large-scale police operation in Stuttgart, Germany. Local news media report of a possible hostage situation.
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