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Munich shooting: Four hurt at suburban railway station | Munich shooting: Four hurt at suburban railway station |
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A German policewoman was shot in the head when a man grabbed a police gun at a suburban station in Munich. | |
The woman, 26, was critically wounded and two bystanders also seriously hurt in the shooting at Unterföhring S-Bahn station, police said. | |
Police shot and lightly wounded the gunman, who is now in custody. Police said it was not a terrorist incident. | |
A major police operation is under way in the northern suburb of Unterföhring, and rail services have been suspended. | A major police operation is under way in the northern suburb of Unterföhring, and rail services have been suspended. |
Police said there was no further danger to the public. | Police said there was no further danger to the public. |
The two wounded bystanders are being treated in hospital, while the policewoman is fighting for her life. | |
Police said the shooting happened when police intervened in a scuffle between several people at the station, one of whom had a knife. | |
The man fired at least five shots. He was lightly injured when police fired back, and is now being questioned. | The man fired at least five shots. He was lightly injured when police fired back, and is now being questioned. |
German n-tv news says he is a 37-year-old German citizen and a Munich resident. | German n-tv news says he is a 37-year-old German citizen and a Munich resident. |
The S-Bahn line passing through Unterföhring is one of the main routes to Munich airport. | The S-Bahn line passing through Unterföhring is one of the main routes to Munich airport. |
In May 2016 a man killed a commuter and injured three others in a knife attack at Grafing railway station near Munich. The man had run amok and was later found to be mentally ill. | In May 2016 a man killed a commuter and injured three others in a knife attack at Grafing railway station near Munich. The man had run amok and was later found to be mentally ill. |