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Gunman kills at least 9 in Munich shooting rampage

Saturday, 23 July 2016 1:11 AM [ Last Update: Saturday, 23 July 2016 1:14 AM ]

Police cars and ambulances are seen near a shopping mall (the Olympia Einkaufzentrum (OEZ) ) in Munich on July 22, 2016 following shootings. German police were hunting for three gunmen who went on a shooting rampage in a Munich mall on Friday, killing eight people in what was described as a suspected terror attack. (AFP)

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

A shooting spree has killed at least eight people at a shopping mall in Germany’s southern city of Munich. Police warned of an acute terror situation in the city. A massive manhunt operation is underway as three gunmen are still at large.
US President Barack Obama has pledged his support for Germany in the wake of the Munich mall shooting. Obama expressed sympathy for the victims and offered Berlin all the help they may need. The president also called Germany one of the closest allies of the US.
Turkish Prime Minister Bin-ali Yildrim says his country still faces the threat of a second coup. He, however, gave assurances that the situation is under control. Yildrim defended his government’s post-coup purge, saying all the measures are within the rule of law.
President Barack Obama has dismissed accusations that the US was involved in last week’s coup attempt in Turkey. Obama stated that Turkey’s request for the extradition of opposition figure Fethullah Gulen, who’s blamed by Ankara for the coup, would be handled in accordance with the US law.
French President Francois Hollande has said his country will send heavy weapons to Iraq to be used against Daesh terrorists in the wake of terrorist attack in Nice. He added that Paris will not deploy troops in Iraq and Syria but will offer military advice to its forces in the two countries.
The UN refugee agency says an estimated 26000 South Sudanese refugees have crossed into Uganda following the recent fighting and political tensions in their country. Flocks of South Sudanese, many of them women and children, are still fleeing their homes amid a shaky cease-fire in the capital, Juba.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has dismissed Saudi foreign minister’s latest anti-Tehran statements as baseless. Qassemi says whenever Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir is in despair, he makes ridiculous remarks about Tehran. Jubeir had previously accused Iran of aggression against Saudi Arabia and its allies.
Bahraini people have staged a new anti-regime rally against the continued crackdown on dissent in the Persian Gulf kingdom. The protesters slammed the government’s decision to revoke the citizenship of the country’s top Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim, and called for the immediate release of all political prisoners.

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