Munich: “Terrorist action” the 18-year-old shooting against the consulate of Israel

The 18 – year – old gunman’s attack on police officers is being treated as a « ». It is recalled that the shooter fell dead from the fire returned by the police officers. The , in downtown Munich is treated as a “terrorist action”, prosecutors announced on Thursday night (06.09.2024). According to the Munich Prosecutor’s Office and the Anti-Crime Office (BKA), the perpetrator’s target is estimated to have been Israel’s adjacent Consulate General. “According to the findings so far, the Austrian attack is believed to have a reference to the Consulate General of the State of Israel,” is mentioned in the relevant announcement. In the videos from the point the perpetrator seems to be trying to break with his rifle a Consulate glass, however without success. Emra I. was born in 2006 in Austria, was an Austrian passport holder and came from Bosnia. In 2023, after violent incidents with his classmates, a complaint was made against him for involvement in a terrorist organization and for spreading propaganda for the “Islamic State”. On his cell phone the authorities detected corresponding material, but later suspended the investigation. JUST IN: Video shows Gunman opening fire near Israel console in Munich, Germany. He was later shot dead by police — Insider Paper (@The InsiderPaper) The incident coincided with the 52nd anniversary of the Palestinian attack on Israeli athletes during the 1972 Munich Olympics. At the Consulate of Israel there were but a few workers, as most attended a memorial event.