German police kill rifleman near Israeli embassy

The Consulate General of Israel in Munich, Germany was closed on Thursday during the shooting, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. No consulate staff were killed or injured, consulate staff the ministry said. German police neutralized the suspect at the scene. The consulate was closed for a memorial ceremony for those who lost their lives in the Munich Massacre of 1972, the ministry said. German police were handling the incident, the ministry said.

How did police describe the incident? The Munich Police Headquarters confirmed on Thursday that, in the area of the embassy, officers shot a suspicious suspect and cordoned off the area. Police identified the deceased suspect as an 18-year-old Austrian man who had parked a car near the crime scene. He carried an older carbine rifle with an attached bayonet, they said. Officers saw an individual carrying a firearm and police officers opened fire on the person, Munich police said in another statement. There were no other reported injuries. No other suspects appeared to be on the scene and officers were investigating the incident, police said.

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