Lone Gunman shoots and kills 10 people at Munich shopping mall
Munich July 23:A total of 10 people died and 21 others injured onFriday, including the German-Iranian gunman who shot himself in a shooting rampage at a Olympia shopping mall district in Munich, Germany, police said.
Police say that three gunmen might be on the loose, launched a manhunt, putting the city on virtual lockdown.
The gunman in Munich started shooting at a McDonald’s across from the Olympia mall around 5:50 p.m. (11:50 a.m. ET)
A witness who wanted to be identified only by her first name, Lauretta, told CNN her son was in the bathroom with a shooter at the restaurant.
“That’s where he loaded his weapon,” she said. “I hear like an alarm and boom, boom, boom and he’s still killing the children. The children were sitting to eat. They can’t run.”
Lauretta said she heard the gunman say, “Allahu Akbar,” or “God is great” in Arabic. “I know this because I’m Muslim. I hear this and I only cry.”
The gunman moved across the street to the mall, which is adjacent to the site of the 1972 Olympics.
Located in a middle-class neighborhood in northern Munich, the shopping mall is the city’s biggest and a popular destination for shoppers .
All European countries has put themselves on high security alert.
Germany increased security throughout the nation.
Enhanced police patrols were deployed to the Austria-German border
Special forces from Bavaria and surrounding federal states were brought in to Munich as reinforcements during the search.
Chancellor Angela Merkel called a security council meeting for Saturday.
Many foreign leaders including Obama expressed sympathy for the victims.
