Ten people have been confirmed dead and at least 10 injured after a gunman opened fire outside a McDonalds in Munich shopping mall, just before 6pm local time on Friday.
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Police have confirmed they are treating the shooting as a suspected terrorist attack.
What we know
► At 5.50pm Munich police received reports of shots fired on Hanauer Street, near the Olympia Shopping Center in the Moosach district, northwest of the city center.
► The body of the shooter, who took his own life, has been found. Police initially said they were searching for three gunman, after witnesses reported seeing three people with "long guns". They now believe the gunman was the only shooter. Police have given a cautious "all clear".
► A video circulating on social media shows a man dressed in black outside a McDonalds by the roadside, drawing a handgun and shooting at passers-by.
► Munich, Germany's third most populous city after Berlin and Hamburg, was placed in lock down, with the entire public transport system shut down after the attack. The transport system has reopened.
► Authorities declared a state of emergency in Munich, and police urged people to stay home or seek safety indoors.
► Police have urged people not to post tweets or post photos of police operations.
► Authorities have not confirmed a motive for the attack, but police are treating it as a suspected terrorist incident.
What we don't know
► The identity of the attacker or the motive for the attack. Police have not been able to confirm any terrorist links.
► There have been no claims of responsibility and no arrests.
► The identities of the victims.