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| Munich shooter posed as woman on Facebook, promised victims free food | Munich shooter posed as woman on Facebook, promised victims free food |
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| The 18-year-old gunman who opened fire in a crowded Munich shopping mall and nearby McDonald’s restaurant on Friday had used a fake profile with the name Selina Akim - an actual person he hacked - promising free food and luring victims to their deaths. | |
| Ali Sonboly, the German-Iranian gunman, was reportedly last seen online mere hours before the murderous shooting spree, according to the Daily Telegraph. That is when he advertised the offer of free McDonald’s. | Ali Sonboly, the German-Iranian gunman, was reportedly last seen online mere hours before the murderous shooting spree, according to the Daily Telegraph. That is when he advertised the offer of free McDonald’s. |
| "I can buy you something that's not too expensive," the shooter wrote. | "I can buy you something that's not too expensive," the shooter wrote. |
| Early Saturday the area was still sealed off, more than seven hours after the attack, as a manhunt revealed the dead body of Sonboly near the scene and everyone was given an “all clear.” | Early Saturday the area was still sealed off, more than seven hours after the attack, as a manhunt revealed the dead body of Sonboly near the scene and everyone was given an “all clear.” |
| No clear motive can be gleaned from Sonboly’s actions. The teen was found to have “absolutely no link” to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), but according to police there is now very real speculation the young man was inspired by Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik – a link that police chief Hubertus Andrae believes to be “evident,” given the lone-wolf nature of the attack. | No clear motive can be gleaned from Sonboly’s actions. The teen was found to have “absolutely no link” to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), but according to police there is now very real speculation the young man was inspired by Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik – a link that police chief Hubertus Andrae believes to be “evident,” given the lone-wolf nature of the attack. |
| Breivik, who five years ago gunned down 77 people, is at his core a neo-Nazi, while there are no signs this was the case with Sonboly. | Breivik, who five years ago gunned down 77 people, is at his core a neo-Nazi, while there are no signs this was the case with Sonboly. |