Munich police are looking into “Islamist” and “antisemitic” motives for Thursday’s alleged “terror attack.” The weapon had only been purchased by the offender the day before.
Munich police are looking into “Islamist” and “antisemitic” reasons for Thursday’s alleged “terror attack.”
Before being shot by police in Munich on Thursday, the 18-year-old Austrian national fired nine shots at the Israeli consulate, a museum dedicated to the Nazi era, and armed officers, according to officials.
Prosecutors are looking into a “terrorist attack related to the consulate of the State of Israel,” police chief Christian Huber told reporters in the city in southern Germany on Friday.
According to Huber, the man, who has since passed away from his wounds, initially fired two shots at the
He then attempted to enter the Israeli consulate by climbing onto a parked car and over a fence, but he was unable to do so. He fired two more shots at the consulate, striking two glass windows.
According to Huber, there had been no more injuries, but one police officer and one female bystander had received acoustic shocks from the gunfire.