MUNICH, Sept 5 (Bernama-dpa) -- An armed man shot by police near the Israeli Consulate General in Munich has died, Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said on Thursday, reported the German news agency (dpa).
Officers intervened after the person was seen "apparently carrying a gun", police in the southern German city said on the social media platform X.
At a press conference in Berlin, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser described the shooting as a "serious incident." The area of central Munich where it occurred was cordoned off by police.
"I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Munich police, who, in my view, are doing a good job," said Faeser.
The incident took place on the anniversary of a notorious terrorist attack which claimed the lives of 11 Israelis during the 1972 Olympic Games in the city.
Meanwhile, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said that none of its employees were harmed in the incident.
-- BERNAMA-dpa
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