VIDEO Drama in Munich: Nine dead, large number wounded

00:45 German state television interrupted its news broadcast for tonight, announcing that it will continue releasing information about the attack in the shopping center only in the morning. 

00:30 The police stated that so far nothing points to radical Islamist terrorism. They called on everyone to refrain from disinformation and speculation. This attack is even being linked to the anniversary of the bloody attack committed in Norway by Anders Behring Breivik. The police left open the possibility that it might be a far-right attack. 

00:20 Munich police are calling for no disinformation to be spread and ask all witnesses to help with their statements or footage in the search for the attackers. The police received information that the shooting occurred at 5 p.m. First, shots were heard in front of the center, and then inside the center itself. The city is blocked. Helicopters are flying overhead. Nine people have been killed, and at least 10 wounded. 

23:11 The Bavarian Special Police and the Federal Police have joined the Munich police operation.

22:50 The police found another body near the shopping center and are investigating whether it is the attacker, said a spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior, as reported by Spiegel. Munich police confirmed the information on Twitter.

22:45 The Bavarian Ministry of the Interior reportedly made a mistake, reports AJB. 

-There is only one attacker, not at least three, said Bavarian Interior Minister Hermann, as reported by Bild

22:30 Munich police announced that eight people were killed tonight in the shopping center. After that, they spoke again and said there were 9 dead. 

22:15 Photos circulating on the internet are not related to the attack in Munich, reports N1. German media and police appealed to citizens not to share unverified information and photos on social networks

21: 57 A state of emergency has been declared in Munich. The German government convened a crisis meeting in Berlin 

21:47 It is speculated that one of the attackers committed suicide after being surrounded by police. The other two attackers are in the city, German media report, and according to the latest information, they have not managed to leave because the police have blocked all exits. The police said at an official press conference that it is not known who is behind the attack, and they have not yet qualified this attack as terrorist. 

21:33 US President Barack Obama commented on the attack in Munich where, according to information available so far, six people were killed. 

-We still do not know with certainty what happened in Munich, but our hearts are with the German people, with the victims. We will provide every possible support, said the US president.

21:24 The German newspaper "Bild" writes that one attacker who took part in the shooting at the Munich shopping center, where six people were killed and several wounded, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head, reports N1. 

21:07 Witnesses say one attacker shouted that he was German. CNN reports that it is not yet known whether this is a terrorist attack, and Munich police have not yet confirmed that it is terrorism. There is no information about the motives for this attack. 

21:03 Hundreds of people who were in the shopping center have been evacuated. Police ordered them to walk with their hands raised above their heads. 

20:57 A nightmare for the police is when something like this happens in such a large city. The area where the attackers could have fled and hidden is large, and the operation to find them is extensive and difficult, said former FBI official Chris Voss for CNN.

20.56 Munich police asked citizens to clear the highway around the city and get off the road.

20.55 Facebook activated the Safety Check option, through which all those in Munich can send a message that they are safe.

20.50 All public transport in the city has been suspended, local media report.

20:35 Police state that a terrorist attack is suspected, writes Reuters. An urgent meeting of the Bavarian Prime Minister and the Minister of the Interior was called.

20:31 CNN broadcast an interview with a witness, who said the attackers were "masked and dressed in black," reports N1. 

20:27 Bavarian state television BR reports that 6 people have lost their lives - all victims killed in the shopping center.

20:22 Munich police appeal to citizens to avoid all public spaces due to active attackers who have not yet been arrested.

20:11 Munich police announced that eyewitnesses told them they saw three attackers in the area around the shopping center, reports the Guardian.

19: 51 Munich police are conducting an operation to catch the suspect in the shooting. No one has been arrested yet, reports AP citing German agency DPA. German RTL television reported that three people were killed. Local media report that at least six people have been killed. The main train station in Munich has been evacuated. Police call on the population to stay indoors.

19:47 Viktorija Ketelhut, from the BiH consulate in Munich, told N1 that most of the information is currently superficial, and that more information about the number of victims and attackers will be known after the operation ends. 

In the shooting at the Olympia shopping center in Munich, according to initial information, one person was killed and about ten wounded, writes Bild citing AFP, reports the Patria news agency.

People are fleeing headlong, and a police operation is underway.

Police helicopters are flying over the shopping center. An image from the scene is spreading on social networks, showing a man lying on the street in front of the center covered with a sheet.

Witnesses say police cleared all places within a 500-meter radius of the shopping center.