An 18-year-old Islamist from Austria is reportedly the man who was shot and killed by Munich police after he previously fired at them with a long-barreled weapon outside the Documentation Center for Nazism in the city center. The incident, according to the police, took place at 09:00 (local time).

Police in Munich, Germany fatally shot a gunman near the Israeli Consulate and a museum on Nazi-era history, leaving the suspect wounded.

German media outlets were reporting that the man killed was an Austrian teenager with suspected ties to Islamic extremism.

The attacker fired several shots near the Israeli Consulate and was killed by police. The incident happened on the anniversary of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre.

Police in Munich exchanged fire with a gunman near the Israeli Consulate in Munich on Thursday, fatally wounding him. Authorities said they believe he was planning to attack the consulate on the anniversary of the attack on the 1972 Munich Olympics.

German police shot dead an Austrian suspected Islamist gunman in Munich on Thursday in an exchange of fire close to the Israeli consulate, prompting politicians to stress the importance of protecting Israeli sites in the country.

Munich police shot dead an armed teenager in the Karolinenplatz area of the southern German city on Thursday morning, authorities said.