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Munich gunman 'planned shooting attack for up to a year'

A gunman who killed nine people during a shooting in Munich, Germany, had planned the attack for a year, the Bavaria state crime office has said.

  • David Sonboly, 18, had spent two months as a psychiatric inpatient in 2015 and then received ongoing outpatient care
  • German authorities said he purchased a Glock 17 handgun used in the attack on the so-called "dark web"
  • Police have said there are "no indications" the attack was terror-related and the teenager was "obsessed" with mass shootings
  • Seven of the nine killed were teenagers, 27 others were injured - 10 of whom are in a critical condition, including a 13-year-old boy
  • Suspect was not known to police and had no criminal record, Munich's police chief said
  • His parents have been unable to be interviewed as they are currently in a state of shock, officials said.
  • Munich is in a state of emergency as a result of the attack
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Minister: Too early to link Munich attack to Anders Breivik

Germany's Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has said it is too early to link the gunman who carried out the Munich shooting to Norway's mass killer Anders Breivik.

Breivik is serving 21 years in jail for the 2011 Credit: Reuters

The 18-year-old gunman is said to have been obsessed with mass shootings and the attack took place on the fifth anniversary of Breivik's massacre of 77 people in 22 July 2011.

Mr de Maiziere said documents and internet data found to be related to the Munich shooter pointed to an interest in various shooting sprees,including that of Breivik.

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