An attempted shooting attack took place Thursday morning near the Israeli Consulate in Munich, Germany.
No one was injured, and the shooter, who seemed to be operating alone, was eliminated.
According to the German Foreign Ministry, the Israeli Consulate is closed on Thursday to commemorate the massacre of Israeli athletes in Munich. None of the Consulate staff were injured and the shooter was neutralized by German authorities, who are managing the incident.
According to information from SPIEGEL and Standard, the suspect was identified as an 18-year-old living in Austria, in the Salzburg region. He was apparently already known to security authorities as an Islamist. According to reports, he was investigated last year for spreading IS propaganda, but the case was dropped. According to police documents, he drove to Munich by car.
Local police reported a "major operation underway near Breinerstrasse and Karolinenplatz square. Incident occurs on anniversary of 1972 Munich Olympics attack, in which 11 Israeli athletes were murdered."
Germany's Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser commented on the shooting: 'This is a serious incident. The protection of Israeli facilities is of the highest priority to us."
The Bild news site reported that, "Several shots were fired near the Nazi Documentation Center in downtown Munich on Thursday morning. The Süddeutsche Zeitung had previously reported that the shots were fired in front of the Israeli Consulate General, which is just a few meters away."