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23:25 World now agrees with India on Pak-sponsored terror: Singh
Asserting that there is no need for evidence of Pakistan's complicity in the Kashmir issue as Nawaz Sharif is openly saying they will get it back, Union minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday claimed the world now agreed
with India that the time has come to unite in the fight against the neighbouring country.
"Now (Pakistani Prime Minister) Nawaz Sharif is openly saying we will get back Kashmir. They (Pak) are directly or indirectly claiming credit for (aiding and abetting) the ongoing insurgency and unrest. So, there is no need for any evidence now," he told reporters in Jammu.
The Union mnister of state, Prime Minister's Office was reacting to Sharif's remark on Friday that the day was not far when the struggle of the Kashmiris will meet with success and Jammu and Kashmir will be part of Pakistan.
Singh said, "The United Nations too has said that it (Kashmir) is India's internal matter. Now, the world has come to acknowledge India's point of view (on Kashmir) and it is time for us to be united in the fight (against Pakistan)."
He asserted that Pakistan's involvement in promoting terrorism in India has been evident on more than one occasion.
Responding to a question on Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Hafiz Saeed's claim that he had received a call from slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, Singh said it amounted to an "open confession" which the entire world should take note of.
The Union minister urged all the political parties to unite in the fight against Pak-sponsored terrorism.
22:50 Turkey shuts schools in emergency decree
President Tayyip Erdogan tightened his grip on Turkey on Saturday, ordering the closure of thousands of private schools, charities and other institutions in his first decree since imposing a state of emergency after the failed military coup.
Turkish authorities also detained a nephew of Fethullah Gulen, the U.S.-based Muslim cleric accused by Ankara of orchestrating the July 15 coup attempt, the Anadolu state news agency reported.
A restructuring of Turkey's once untouchable military also drew closer, with a planned meeting between Erdogan and the already purged top brass brought forward by several days.
The schools and other institutions are suspected by Turkish authorities of having links to Gulen, who has many followers in Turkey.
Gulen denies any involvement in the coup attempt in which at least 246 people were killed.
21:52 Munich gunman 'obsessed with mass shootings'
The 18-year-old gunman who killed nine people in Munich was obsessed with mass shootings but had no known links to the Islamic State group, German police say.
Written material on such attacks was found in his room. Munich's police chief spoke of links to the massacre by Norway's Anders Behring Breivik.
The gunman, who had dual German-Iranian nationality, later killed himself.
His name has not been officially released but he is being named locally as David Sonboly. He had a 9mm Glock pistol and 300 bullets in his rucksack.
21:44 West Indies 90/3 at lunch on day 3
West Indies are reeling at 90 for the loss of three wickets at lunch on day 3, as India extended their advantage in the first Test at Antigua on Saturday.
Pacer Mohammed Shami bagged his second wicket after dismissing Darren Bravo (11) at the stroke of lunch.
Shami had also claimed the wicket of Windies opener Rajendra Chandrika. Amit Mishra dismissed night watch Devendra Bishoo.
India had declared at a mammoth 566/8 in the first innings.
21:18 Turkey detains Gulen's nephew after coup attempt
Turkey has detained a nephew of US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen after last week's failed coup, state-run media reported Saturday, the first time one of the his relatives has been apprehended in the current crackdown.
Muhammet Sait Gulen will be taken to the capital Ankara after he was detained in Erzurum, the eastern region where his 75-year-old uncle is said to have developed his deep convictions, close to his birthplace of Korucuk.
Erzurum is thought to be home to many Gulen supporters and members of his Hizmet movement, which Turkish authorities say was behind the bloody attempted power grab on July 15.
Gulen, the Pennsylvania-based arch-foe of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is accused of "masterminding" the putsch through his movement, a claim he strongly denies.
The nephew was detained in connection with the coup, which Turkey says was organised by the "Fethullah Terrorist Organisation", state-run news agency Anadolu reported.
Anadolu said he was also wanted over the leak of questions from 2010 civil service exams.
21:09 PM must follow up steps to bring down tension in Valley: Omar
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said any initiative that Prime Minister Narendra Modi may take to resolve the current crisis in the Valley could calm tempers but if it is not followed up then it becomes difficult to sort out.
He agreed with former Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's views that the centre had broken promises on issues that formed the state's accession to India, saying they have been "dishonest with the people of Jammu and Kashmir".
"It will help. It will definitely calm tempers but there will be far more suspicion today than a few years ago. Because if it is not followed through, every time a problem like this arises, then it becomes more difficult to bring an end to it," he told Karan Thapar on India Today TV.
He was replying to a question whether a grand initiative by the Prime Minister could normalise the situation in the Valley.
20:16 Root's double puts England on top vs Pak
Joe Root hit his second double century in Tests and is unbeaten on 226 runs, as England amassed a mammoth 533/6 at tea on day 2 of the second Test against Pakistan at Old Trafford, Manchester.
20:06 Pakistan will never get Kashmir: Sushma
Attacking Pakistan for interfering in India's internal matters, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said, "Pakistan has never given blessings to Kashmir, only gave terrorists."
"Kashmir will never be part of Pakistan," she said.
"Pakistan PM called Burhan Wani a 'martyr'. Doesn't he know that Burhan Wani was a Hizbul Mujahideen Commander?" asked Swaraj.
"Pakistan is perpetrating terror activities through Hafiz Saeed and other terrorists in an area which is integral part of India," she added.
19:40 Kabul suicide attack: Death toll rises to 61
At least 61 people were killed and another 207 wounded in the Afghan capital today, when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-packed clothing among a large crowd of demonstrators, officials and witnesses said.
In a statement issued by its news agency, Aamaq, the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack on a protest march by Afghanistan's ethnic Hazaras. The marchers were demanding that a major regional electric power line be routed through their impoverished home province.
19:29 Declare black money by Sept 30 or face action: PM
Warning black money holders of stringent action including imprisonment after September 30, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said those with undisclosed wealth, most of which is parked in jewellery and real estate,
should come clean to sleep peacefully.
At a function jewellers organised to felicitate him, Modi said he is aware of people going to bullion merchants with "cartload" of money and a message has to be delivered to them to come clean using the one-time compliance window closing on September 30.
Stating that people have been jailed in the past for evading taxes, he said the government should not be forced to resort to the same after September 30.
"Aur us paap ko karna nahi chahata hu jo September 30 ko mujhe karna padega (I do not want to commit the sin which I will have to do after September 30 against black money holders)," he said.
Under the Income Declaration Scheme which opened on June 1, black money holders can come clean by declaring the assets by September 30 and paying tax and penalty of 45 per thereafter. Those who fail to take advantage of the scheme will have to face stringent actions, including imprisonment.
The Income Tax department has already identified 90 lakh high value transactions without PAN. As part of the scrutiny, the department will initially issue 7 lakh letters to those who have indulged in such transactions seeking their details.
19:17 Qandeel Baloch murder: Brother undergoes polygraph test
Pakistan police have conducted polygraph and DNA tests of the brother of slain Pakistani social-media sensation Qandeel Baloch to corroborate his confession in her murder.
Muhammad Waseem, the younger brother of Baloch who was arrested for murdering her, has confessed to his crime.
According to police, further evidence was needed to corroborate the confession and investigate if any other was also involved in it.
"Waseem was taken to Lahore on Friday for tests. The results of polygraph and DNA tests will be available next week," according to senior police officer Azhar Akram.
Waseem is in police custody on five-day remand.
The police is also planning to interrogate cleric Mufti Qavi after Waseem told media that his video with Baloch brought bad name to the family.
However, so far no decision has been made to interrogate Muhammad Aslam, another brother of Baloch who is junior commissioned officer in the army.
19:03 Indian woman kidnapped in Kabul returns home
Judith D'Souza who was kidnapped in Kabul last month, returns to India.
The 40-year-old woman, who works for the Aga Khan Foundation as a senior technical adviser, was kidnapped outside her office in the heart of Kabul on June 9.
The external affairs ministry was in constant touch with Afghan authorities to ensure the safe release of Judith, who hails from Kolkata.
Image: ANI
18:31
Kabul attack update: Afghan public health ministry official says death toll rises to 61; 207 people wounded.
18:23 China removed missiles from SCS islands ahead of UN verdict
China had removed its new generation surface-to-air missiles from a disputed island in the South China Sea after the United States withdrew its aircraft carrier ahead of a landmark verdict by an UN-backed tribunal, a media report said.
The images from Airbus Defence and Space showed a battery of HQ-9 missiles was removed from Woody Island before the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague rejected Beijing's claims over the South China Sea, Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post quoted IHS Janes Defence magazine as reporting citing satellite images.
The HQ-9s have a range of 200 km and can intercept aircraft and incoming missiles.
The report said the missiles, which have been on Woody Island, the largest in the disputed Parcel Islands claimed by China and Vietnam in the South China Sea were probably shipped back to the mainland for maintenance by a Type 072A landing ship docked in the island's harbour.
The Post quoted Beijing-based naval expert Li Jie as saying the possible removal of the HQ-9s could be a response to the Pentagon's decision to withdraw its USS John C Stennis carrier from the South China Sea on July 5, showing both Beijing and Washington were keen to reduce the risk of military confrontation.
18:00 Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul suicide attacks
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack in Kabul targeting members of the country's Shi'ite Muslim minority, the group's Amaq news agency reported.
"Two fighters from Islamic State detonated explosive belts at a gathering of Shi'ites in... the city of Kabul in Afghanistan," Amaq said in a brief news alert.
Suicide bombers killed at least 50 people and wounded 142 on Saturday in an attack on a large demonstration by Afghanistan's Hazara minority, a mainly Shia group estimated to comprise about 9 percent of the population.
17:46 Cricketer Shadab Jakati joins political party in Goa
Shadab Jakati, who is one of the two cricketers from Goa to have played in the Indian Premier League today took a plunge in politics by joining the newly-formed Goa Forward party.
The 35-year-old, a left-handed batsman and left-arm spinner, who plays for Goa in first class cricket and Gujarat Lions in the Indian Premier League, has joined politics with less than a year left for assembly polls in the coastal state.
"Cricket is my life! Now it is the time to take Goa forward and make politics a gentleman's game," Jakati said, announcing his entry into the party, which was launched in January.
Jakati represented Chennai Super Kings in IPL for six seasons (2008-13) and Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2014. In this year's edition of the cash-rich league, he played for Gujarat Lions franchise.
16:50 50 dead after blast rips through Kabul protest
At least 50 people have died after an explosion ripped through an area in Kabul during a protest rally by Shia Hazaras. The members of minority community had gathered to protest over a key power transmission line, police said.
Officials said that there 3 suicide bombers at the rally -- the first detonated explosives, while the second's vest turned out to be defective and the third was killed by security officials.
One of the march organizers Laila Mohammadi said she arrived at the scene soon after the blast and saw "many dead and wounded people."
Seddiq Sediqqi, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, says police were working to confirm initial reports of the blast.
16:36 Turkey frees 1,200 soldiers detained after coup bid
Turkey has freed 1,200 soldiers detained after the failed military coup, a top prosecutor said today, in its first major release of suspects amid global criticism of the crackdown.
Those released were privates, Ankara's chief prosecutor Harun Kodalak was quoted as saying by Turkish media, adding that the authorities were seeking to swiftly sort out those who had fired on the people from those who did not.
There have been fears that many of the over 7,400 soldiers detained in the wake of the coup were young conscripts who had no idea what was going on.
15:43
JUST IN: Alert Indian troops thwart infiltration bid in Kupwara, one army jawan martyred in gunfight. Search ops on
15:16 Munich shooting: David S identified as gunman behind mall rampage
Police have identified the gunman who killed 9 people in a shooting at a shopping centre in Munich as David S. Local media have named the attacker as 18-year-old Ali David Sonboly, who has both German and Iranian citizenship. He appeared to have shot himself around 1 kilometre from the scene of the attack at the Olympia shopping centre.
Peter Beck, a Munich police spokesman, said officers were still collecting evidence at the scene of the crime Saturday morning. "With regard to the suspect we have to examine everything, but we don't know yet what triggered the crime," Beck said.
14:24 When SH Raza reminded us of Ghalib, Tagore, Faiz and Kabir
"We Indians have inherited a rich cultural heritage which demands that we study it, understand it and be worthy of it. But when one sees objectively what is happening today, I feel that it is quite a disaster. We are not able to treasure what a truly remarkable heritage we have inherited, at least a majority have failed to do so.
How many of us can recall the truly great Hindi and Urdu writers and poets? How many of us remember the works of Ghalib and Faiz, Tagore and Kabir? Not many, I fear."
Read the full piece HERE
14:22 Hizb puts up new Wani-like posters in Kashmir, vows to challenge 'enemy'
Kashmir may be headed for a spurt in militancy with the banned organisation Hizbul Mujahideen putting up posters announcing its resurrection after the death of its commander Burhan Wani sparked waves of violence in the Valley.
The posters carry a photo of 11 militants dressed in combat gear and holding AK-47s in an orchard. The poster was uploaded on the website of local daily Kashmir Reader, announcing the militants "would continue to the challenge the enemy'.
14:04 Artist S H Raza passes away at 94
Modern Indian artist S H Raza died today following a prolonged illness. He was 94. Raza was suffering from old-age related ailments and was in the ICU of a private hospital for the last two months. "The end came at 11 am," poet Ashok Vajpeyi, who was a close friend of the artist said.
The last rites will be conducted in Mandala in Madhya Pradesh, according to his wishes. An internationally acclaimed painter, Raza was honoured with the Padma Shri. He was elected as fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi in 1983.
13:01 IIT-aspirant commits suicide in Kota, 12th death this year
A 17-year-old IIT aspirant from Bihar allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan of his hostel room in Indira Vihar area of the city, police said today. Prince Kumar Singh, a resident of Motihari district of Bihar who had arrived at Kota a month ago, is the twelfth student to have died in the coaching hub this year. No suicide note was found in his room. The body has beensent for post-mortem, he said.
12:50
JUST IN: Gujarat Dalit assault: JD-U leader Sharad Yadav reaches civil hospital in Rajkot to meet victims.
12:21 Home Minister Rajnath Singh reaches Srinagar for two-day visit
Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Srinagar today and is meeting a delegation from the civil society.
In wake of the violence, which has claimed 45 lives and injured around 3,400, Home Minister Rajnath Singh had announced on Friday that he would visit the curfew-hit area in the Valley on the weekend and meet the people who were affected and try to reach a consensus with them.
Friday was marked with protests after prayers during which one more person died taking the toll to 45. Violence erupted in the Valley after the killing of Hizbul commander Burhan Wani on July 8.
11:53 AAPs Bhagwant Mann is in trouble, and rightly so
Aam Aadmi Party MP Bhagwant Mann, on Thursday, shot a Facebook Live of himself, driving into Parliament complex, and exposing what is, perhaps, the most secured government complex in the country, to a potential attack.
The MP from Sangrur, Punjab, who is also a comedian, should have well known that India's security is not an issue he can toy with to boost his presence on social media.
Read more HERE
11:36
JUST IN: Man suspected of Islamic State links arrested from Thane in a joint operation
conducted by Kerala police and Maharashtra ATS.
11:23 Digvijay taken aback after seeing his name in 'Below Poverty Line' list
Congress senior leader Digvijay Singh received a rude shock today when he found his family and his names included in the list of 'Below Poverty Line' people by the Central and state governments
"Government of Madhya Pradesh and government of India includes my name, my brother's name, my son's name in BPL! We all are income tax payees," Singh tweeted this morning before heading for Goa where he is scheduled to attend the coordination committee meeting of the local Congress unit.
The 69-year-old politician tweeted "We have neither applied nor taken any benefit under BPL. This is conspiracy against me and my family." "Those responsible should apologise and should be punished," Singh further tweeted.
11:04 Munich attack: Facebook activates safety check tool
Social media giant Facebook activated its safety check for those caught up in the Munich shooting after a gunman opened up fire near Olympia-Einkaufszentrum shopping mall in the Moosach district of Munich.
According to Metro.co.uk, this is the fourth time in little over a month Facebook has activated the tool. The feature allows people to notify their friends if they are in the affected area and mark themselves as safe.
The tool was put into use in the Bastille Day terror attack in Nice when a man drove a lorry into crowds of people, killing 84. It was also used in early June when a man killed 49 people in a gay club in Orlando, Florida, and yet again following the suicide bombings at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport, when 45 people were killed.
10:41 Kashmir: Youngest victim of pellet fire is a four-year-old, claims report
A four-year-old from Srinagar has become the youngest victim of pellet firing by security forces during the quelling of protests that have hit the Valley following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani.
The detail is part of an internal report compiled by doctors of Srinagar's Shri Maharaja Hari Singh hospital which has stated that close to 90 per cent of those injured in pellet firing over a period of two weeks in Kashmir have suffered maximum injury in areas above the waist.
10:25 27 Saal, UP Behaal: Cong's Uttar Pradesh poll campaign slogan
Congress will formally launch its Uttar Pradesh assembly election campaign with the slogan '27 saal, UP behaal' today.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi flagged off a bus yatra from the party office in Delhi in the presence of newly-appointed Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Raj Babbar, party's CM candidate Sheila Dikshit and the AICC general secretary for UP, Ghulam Nabi Azad.
The party's aims to highlight the 27 years of poor governance since it lost power in the 1989 state elections to the now-defunct Janata Dal.
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, too, will join the campaign on July 29 in Lucknow where he will meet 50,000 party karyakartas (workers). Sonia, too, will undertake a road show in Varanasi, the Lok Sabha constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on August 2.
10:10 Sena MLC seeks curbs on Pokmon Go in Maharashtra
Maharashtra legislative council chairman Ramraje Nimbalkar on Friday directed the government to look into the craze of the mobile game, Pokemon Go, and take necessary action.
The free-to-play location-based augmented reality mobile game, released early this month, allows you to find and catch more than a hundred species of Pokemon as you explore your surroundings.
Neelam Gorhe of Shiv Sena demanded that the government regulate the game as people have died while playing it. "Countries like US have taken steps to regulate its use as many accidents were reported while people were playing it. Not all issues can be resolved by banning them but youngsters have been seen stopping vehicles in the middle of the road to catch Pokemons, and this can cause accidents," said Gorhe.
She also said that since the game requires players to disclose location, it can be a safety hazard.
09:44 PM condemns attack in Munich
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today condemned the "horrific" attack in Munich and said his prayers are with the families of the deceased. "We are appalled by the horrific incident in Munich. Our thoughts & prayers are with the families of the deceased & those injured," he said in a tweet. Nine persons were killed and 21 injured when a gunman went on a shooting rampage in a mall in Munich in Germany.
09:41 Missing IAF plane: Parrikar to visit Chennai to oversee search ops
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will visit Chennai today to oversee search operations for an Indian Air Force AN-32 courier flight that went missing with 29 people on board on Friday.
The plane left the Tambaram air base near Chennai at 8.30 am on Friday and was to have landed at Port Blair around 11.45 am. It fell off the radar at 9.12 am, 280 km east of Chennai.
More than 12 Navy and coast guard ships are looking for the aircraft in the Bay of Bengal. A submarine has also been diverted for the search. The search operation continued through the night.
09:20 Indian woman kidnapped in Kabul rescued
An Indian woman working for an international NGO, who was kidnapped in Kabul last month by suspected militants, has been rescued, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today.
Judith D'Souza, 40, who works for the Aga Khan Foundation as a senior technical adviser, was kidnapped outside her office in the heart of Kabul on June 9.
"I am happy to inform you that Judith D'Souza has been rescued," Swaraj tweeted.
She also thanked Afghan authorities for their "help and support" in securing Judith's release.
The external affairs ministry was in constant touch with Afghan authorities to ensure a safe release for Judith, a resident of Kolkata.
Judith's family had last month written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging his intervention in ensuring that she is reunited with them.
08:55 Hillary Clinton names Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as her VP pick
Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia is Hillary Clinton's pick to be her running mate on the Democratic Party's ticket for the White House, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee announced on Twitter.
Kaine, a former governor, has "devoted his life to fighting for others," Clinton's announcement said.
The 58-year-old Kaine had been the focus of increasing speculation in recent days, as Clinton insiders said that former US President Bill Clinton, the presumptive nominee's husband, was backing Kaine.
04:04 Robot to find if body found near Munich mall is of attacker
Munich police spokesman Marcus Martins says a ninth body has been found at the scene of a shooting attack in Munich and police are 'intensively examining' it to see if it may be one of the attackers.
Bavarian broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk says a male body was found about one kilometre from the scene of the attack. Police is determining whether this could be an attacker.
German media reported that police want to investigate one of the bodies with a robot.
Bavarian broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk says a male body was found about one kilometre from the scene of the attack. Police is determining whether this could be an attacker.
German media reported that police want to investigate one of the bodies with a robot.
03:07 Munich mosques to open overnight to shelter people
A Muslim newspaper in Germany, Islamische Zeitung, has tweeted that mosques in Munich will stay open overnight for anyone who needs refuge, reported the BBC.
Public transport in the city has been completely shut down, leaving many people stranded at the evening rush hour, but the police has asked everyone to stay indoors for safety.
Public transport in the city has been completely shut down, leaving many people stranded at the evening rush hour, but the police has asked everyone to stay indoors for safety.
02:50
JUST IN: Monitoring the horrific situation in Munich. We stand with our friends in Germany as they work to bring those responsible to justice, tweets Hillary Clinton.
02:48 Don't speculate: Munich police asks online commenters
Munich police have asked online commentators to avoid speculation about the attack, especially on the force's Facebook page, reported the BBC.
'That would make our jobs much easier!,' the police said, adding, 'Thank you for your support.'
They have also opened a phone line for anyone seeking information about missing persons -- 0800 7766 350.
A police spokeswoman said, 'We assume it's a terror attack so that can ensure maximum resources and measures. If it turns out that there is a completely different background to this, then we certainly mobilised a lot of resources but we had a worst-case scenario covered.
'That would make our jobs much easier!,' the police said, adding, 'Thank you for your support.'
They have also opened a phone line for anyone seeking information about missing persons -- 0800 7766 350.
A police spokeswoman said, 'We assume it's a terror attack so that can ensure maximum resources and measures. If it turns out that there is a completely different background to this, then we certainly mobilised a lot of resources but we had a worst-case scenario covered.
02:03 Attacker shouted 'Allahu akbar', shot at children: Munich eyewitness
The shooting at Munich's Olympia shopping mall 'looks like a terror attack,' a police representative said.
The perpetrators are still on the loose, police said.
Meanwhile, a woman was quoted as saying by CNN that she was in a McDonald's across the street from the mall when a man with a gun came out of a bathroom and began shooting.
"He's killing the children. The children were sitting to eat. They can't run," the woman named Lauretta said.
She said her 8-year-old son had been in the bathroom with the shooter, whom she described as heavyset and wearing dark clothing. She said the man yelled 'Allahu akbar!'
The perpetrators are still on the loose, police said.
Meanwhile, a woman was quoted as saying by CNN that she was in a McDonald's across the street from the mall when a man with a gun came out of a bathroom and began shooting.
"He's killing the children. The children were sitting to eat. They can't run," the woman named Lauretta said.
She said her 8-year-old son had been in the bathroom with the shooter, whom she described as heavyset and wearing dark clothing. She said the man yelled 'Allahu akbar!'
01:47 Munich attack: Helpline for Indian nationals
The Indian Consulate has said that safety of Indian nationals may be informed on following Munich helpline numbers: 0171-2885973, 01512-3595006, 0175-4000667.
01:28 'People came out screaming'
A resident who was in another shopping centre in central Munich when the shooting at the mall near the Olympic stadium broke out has described the fear and panic.
'Well, about two hours ago people came screaming inside the mall. Those people told us that there was a shooting outside and so the security closed the door of this mall and asked everybody to go upstairs to the fifth floor. This is where I am right now with about 150 other folks and we are asked not to leave the building,' he was quoted as saying by the BBC.
Meanwhile, United States President Barack Obama said that the US will extend all support to Germany they need in dealing with this situation. Photograph: Reuters
'Well, about two hours ago people came screaming inside the mall. Those people told us that there was a shooting outside and so the security closed the door of this mall and asked everybody to go upstairs to the fifth floor. This is where I am right now with about 150 other folks and we are asked not to leave the building,' he was quoted as saying by the BBC.
Meanwhile, United States President Barack Obama said that the US will extend all support to Germany they need in dealing with this situation. Photograph: Reuters
01:01 Munich transport shut; people 'open doors' of their homes for strangers
The suspension of Munich's transport system in view of a shooting rampage at a shopping centre has left many people stranded during the evening rush hours.
People are offering space in their own homes on social media, using the hashtag #Offenetuer -- which means 'open door' -- for people who are stranded without a way to get home.
Police has asked everyone to stay indoors.
The police is using all available emergency services to deal with the incident -- with the support of special forces, the Federal Police and neighbouring councils, the BBC reported.
The attackers are still at large. Photograph: Michael Dalder/Reuters
People are offering space in their own homes on social media, using the hashtag #Offenetuer -- which means 'open door' -- for people who are stranded without a way to get home.
Police has asked everyone to stay indoors.
The police is using all available emergency services to deal with the incident -- with the support of special forces, the Federal Police and neighbouring councils, the BBC reported.
The attackers are still at large. Photograph: Michael Dalder/Reuters
00:04 Witnesses say 3 gunmen involved in Munich attack
An unverified mobile phone footage has appeared, purportedly showing a man shooting outside a McDonalds restaurant in Munich.
Meanwhile, witnesses have reported that three different people with firearms shot at people, Munich police said in a statement on their Facebook page.
The number of victims is currently not known.
Cops have asked everyone in the urban area of Munich to stay indoors.
Meanwhile, witnesses have reported that three different people with firearms shot at people, Munich police said in a statement on their Facebook page.
The number of victims is currently not known.
Cops have asked everyone in the urban area of Munich to stay indoors.
00:03 Top headlines at this hour
Several dead in Munich shopping centre shooting; attackers at large
Kohli scripts history, first Indian captain to score overseas double ton
Massive search on after IAF's AN-32 aircraft goes missing
Bhagwant Mann gives unconditional apology over video
Pak model Qandeel Baloch's father wants son to be 'shot on sight'
45 dead in 14 days: Curfew continues to paralyse Kashmir
Read yesterday's live commentary HERE
Kohli scripts history, first Indian captain to score overseas double ton
Massive search on after IAF's AN-32 aircraft goes missing
Bhagwant Mann gives unconditional apology over video
Pak model Qandeel Baloch's father wants son to be 'shot on sight'
45 dead in 14 days: Curfew continues to paralyse Kashmir
Read yesterday's live commentary HERE
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