Tension in Munich as gunman opened fire at a branch of McDonald’s outside the Olympia shopping center, killing at least nine while injuring several others. . At least one attacker is believed to have
fled the shopping center and headed for a nearby U-Bahn station.
Police and ambulance crews were on site within minutes of receiving an emergency call at around 6pm. Germaine police quickly began to assemble, warning people to stay off the street. A massive manhunt was quickly underway amid the confusion of early hours with little intelligence about what was happening.
As the shooting broke out initially at McDONALDS, a popular MUNICH shopping mall, terrified witnesses giving what information they could, according to an eye witness, Lauretta, ''i hear like an alarm, boom, boom, boom...and he's killing the children. They make nothing, the children were sitting to eat. They can't run''.
''I hear Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, this i know because am Muslim too. i was only crying''
However one US officials says there has been concern for months about potential ISIS, while president Barrack Obama extends his condolence to the families of victims.
''Our heart goes to Those who may have been injured, it is still an active situation. Germany is one of our closest allies, so we pledge all of the support they may need in dealing with the circumstances.''
Us officials were awaiting a possible claim of responsibility.
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