Ali Solmany, a high school student, carried out the attack at a busy shopping centre in Munich late on Friday afternoon. Police said that Solmany had no links to Islamic terrorists, the Islamic State, but had books on mass casualty shootings in his room. The victims ranged in age between 13-25 and all but one was under 20.… He had received medical treatment for psychiatric problems. Updates: Shooter identified as Ali Solmany, an 18 year old high school student born in MunichPolice have said that there was no evidence of a link to the Islamic State or other terrorist organisationsNine people were killed and another 27 injured in Germany’s worst terrorist attack in decadesSolmany hacked Facebook account to lure victims to the shopping centreMunich police have said an 18-year old German-Iranian who was born and raised in the city carried out the country’s worst mass shooting in 36 years, killing nine before turning his gun on himself.

Source: The Times July 23, 2016 00:00 UTC