Revenge or racism? Report raises questions about Munich shooter's motives - News Summed Up

Revenge or racism? Report raises questions about Munich shooter's motives


Photo: DPANearly one year after an 18-year-old shot and killed nine people at a Munich shopping centre, a new report sheds light on his motives. Most of the victims in the Munich shooting had immigrant backgrounds, mostly of Turkish or Albanian heritage. SEE ALSO: Five things to know about guns in GermanyBut whether the shooter decided to kill out of revenge against perceived bullies, or due to racist, right-wing ideology is disputed. Sonboly, born in Munich to Iranian immigrants, had saved the manifesto about a year before the shooting, on July 24th 2015. Aside from potentially racist motives for the shooting, the documents on Thursday raise questions about Sonboly’s possible right-wing extremist ideology, SZ reports.


Source: The Local June 09, 2017 10:18 UTC



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