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Munich shooter was German-Iranian, motive 'unclear': Police

Public transportation service in the southern German city, including bus, metro and streetcar service are suspended

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Last Updated : Jul 23 2016 | 10:04 AM IST
Munich police said today that the shooter in a deadly shopping mall rampage was an 18-year-old German-Iranian man whose motive was "completely unclear".

"The perpetrator was an 18-year-old German-Iranian from Munich," police chief Hubertus Andrae told reporters after the massacre that left 10 people dead including the gunman.

"The motive or explanation for this crime is completely unclear," Andrae said. 

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Meanwhile, Munich's main train station was evacuated today after a shooting at a shopping centre left at least six people dead, a spokeswoman for the national railway service said.

The public transportation service in the southern German city, including bus, metro and streetcar service had been suspended "on police orders."

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First Published: Jul 23 2016 | 9:04 AM IST

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