In Pictures: Munich Shooting

A gunman opened fire in a busy mall in the German city of Munich on Friday (July 22) evening, killing at least nine people and sending shoppers running for their lives in the third attack against civilians in Western Europe in eight days.

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Jul 23, 2016, 10:09 AM

Police officers rush to the scene at a shopping centre in which a shooting was reported, Munich, Germany on July 22. PHOTO: EPA

Police secure a street near to the scene of a shooting in Munich, Germany July 22, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Special police forces rush to the scene at a shopping centre where a shooting was taking place in Munich, Germany on July 22. PHOTO: EPA

Policemen arrive at a shopping mall following shootings on July 22 in Munich. PHOTO: AFP

Special force police officers stand in front of a car near the Olympia shopping mall, following a shooting rampage at the mall in Munich, Germany on July 23. PHOTO: REUTERS

An area of the pedestrian zone in the centre of Munich, Germany on July 22 is sealed off. PHOTO: EPA

People are evacuated from the area around the shopping mall Olympia Einkaufzentrum OEZ in Munich on July 22 after gunmen went on a shooting rampage in the busy shopping centre, killing eight people in a suspected terror attack.
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A policeman explains the situation to people, near a shopping mall (the Olympia Einkaufzentrum (OEZ) ) in Munich on July 22 following shootings. PHOTO: AFP

Police cars and ambulances are seen near a shopping mall (the Olympia Einkaufzentrum (OEZ) ) in Munich on July 22 following shootings. PHOTO: AFP

Special police forces stand by the entrance to the subway station of the main train station following shootings at a shopping mall earlier on July 22 in Munich. PHOTO: AFP

Evacuated people from the shopping mall walk with their hands up in Munich on July 22 following a shooting earlier. PHOTO: AFP

Police secures an area in Munich on July 22 following a shooting earlier at a shopping mall. PHOTO: AFP

Police officers stand guard outside the main train station following a shooting rampage at the Olympia shopping mall in Munich, Germany on July 22. PHOTO: REUTERS

Police evacuates people from the shopping mall in Munich on July 22 following a shooting earlier. PHOTO: AFP

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