Shots have been fired at a shopping centre in the Moosach district of Munich, one of Germany's biggest cities, according to reports, with a major police operation under way.
German media has already reported multiple deaths at the scene, though it has not yet been confirmed.
Twitter has been abuzz with a video showing people fleeing from the scene, which has now been cordoned off, according to reports.
Shooting in #Munich shopping mall #OEZ!! People running away to seek shelter!! pic.twitter.com/PB189s6RQy
— Thamina Stoll (@thaminastoll) July 22, 2016
People fleeing the scene at Munich shopping centre where shots were fired. [Source/Twitter] |
Photos and image grabs of heavy security deployment at the site are circulating on Twitter.
However, no confirmation on the number of deaths and persons injured has yet been received.
But tweets showing a video clip of the scene have been posted.
Live video: Large police presence at a shopping mall in Munich, Germany - @martinhoffmann https://t.co/WBXgIT9mdV
— الحق فوق القوة (@elsayed) July 22, 2016
Shooting at Olympia Shopping Center(OEZ) in Munich, Germany; several people have been injured pic.twitter.com/Erph4hRVnS
— Doordarshan News (@DDNewsLive) July 22, 2016
MUNICH POLICE CONFIRM MULTIPLE DEATHS IN SHOPPING CENTRE SHOOTING - SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) July 22, 2016
Here's what we know so far about the shooting in the #OEZ shopping centre in #Munich: https://t.co/ztmLDZ8JrW pic.twitter.com/yDnLA285mI
— Sky News (@SkyNews) July 22, 2016
????‼️ Shooting: Cops on the parking deck at Olympia shopping center in #Moosach. Several injured & dead. #Munich pic.twitter.com/L5dULTMIBN
— Onlinemagazin (@OnlineMagazin) July 22, 2016
UPDATE: Reports of at least 1 person dead, 10 injured in mall attack in Munich https://t.co/ci1aLHj2Yu https://t.co/rU53ME4tQm
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 22, 2016
The attacks in Paris, Orlando, Nice, Munich, and elsewhere are avoidable tragedies. Let's not treat them like an acceptable new normal.
— Steven Falco (@nunzioni) July 22, 2016
UPDATE: Local media reports up to 15 people killed in Munich shooting https://t.co/0cwVUYzBfQ
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) July 22, 2016
#Munich: police say multiple people are dead, reports that the gunman stormed the Olympia Mall (@SZ) pic.twitter.com/4quEaGIQ7B
— I.E.N. (@GoldenKrant) July 22, 2016
Multiple deaths reported at shooting in Munich shopping mall: newspaper https://t.co/gOOlITgOJy
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 22, 2016
The scene in #Munich after reports of shots fired at #OEZ https://t.co/AQSQhi5fCY https://t.co/YTNAnQBBoG
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) July 22, 2016
#BREAKING: One dead, 10 injured in shooting at #Munich shopping center: police source. More: https://t.co/ye3EdLBDy5
— dwnews (@dwnews) July 22, 2016
'Multiple deaths' as armed police hunt gunman in Munich https://t.co/keFePomv0h pic.twitter.com/PCOeovVaYN
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) July 22, 2016
It's still not clear if there are one or more gunmen inside the shopping mall. We'll keep updating this story.