An armed man has been shot dead by police near the Nazi documentation centre and Israeli consulate in Munich, Germany after being spotted in the area carrying a long firearm.
Eye-witnesses said at least a dozen shots were fired during the incident, which took place 52 years to the day after the 1972 attack on Israeli athletes by gunmen from Palestinian terror group Black September.
It was later confirmed the suspect had died and the area was cordoned off around Karolinenplatz. Munich’s documentation centre for the history of National Socialism opened nine years ago on the site of the former Nazi party’s headquarters or “Brown House”.
In a statement shared on social media shortly before 9am BST, Munich Police announced police officers “fired shots at a suspicious person”, who was “hit”.
In a second message, the force added: “There are currently no indications of any other suspects in connection with the operation.
“Many forces are on site at the incident site and are clarifying the situation. Further information will follow.”
Main Image: Exterior view, 2020 | © NS-Dokumentationszentrum München, photo: Connolly Weber Photography