Armed man shot dead by police outside Israeli consulate in Munich

Police in Munich near the Nazi Documentation Centre and the Israeli Consulate. Credit: AP

Police have fatally shot a man after an exchange of gunfire near the Israeli Consulate and a museum on Nazi-era history in Munich.

Officers said the man was shot dead after he was seen carrying an "older longer gun".

Writing on X, Munich police said: "Police officers spotted a person who appeared to be carrying a firearm. The emergency services used their service weapons and the person was hit and injured. There are currently no reports of further injuries."

They said there was no evidence of any more suspects connected to the incident.

Police have given the "all-clear" to people in the immediate area, stating there is "no longer any danger to the population" after hearing that people had hidden or barricaded themselves in nearby buildings.

The incident took place in the Karolinenplatz area, near downtown Munich, in an area near the city's Nazi documentation centre and Israeli consulate.

Police officers patrol near a scene after police fired shots at a suspicious person. Credit: AP

The centre documents Nazi dictatorship history and is located on the site where the "Brown House" - the former party headquarters - once stood.

Israel's Foreign Ministry said the Munich consulate was closed when the shooting took place, and that no staff had been affected by the incident. The museum also said all of its employees were unharmed.

The consulate was already closed for the day due to the 52nd anniversary of the 1972 Munich Massacre, where Palestinian militants kidnapped an Israeli delegation.

Two of the athletes were killed by the militants in the kidnapping and nine others were killed in the German police's efforts to rescue them.

No one from the delegation survived, one police officer was also killed, as were five members of the Black September militant group that carried out the incident.

Police said they had increased their presence in the city, Germany's third-biggest, but they had no indication of incidents at any other locations or of any other suspects.

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