Munich Shooting: Lone Gunman Planned Attack for One Year

Crime | July 24, 2016, Sunday // 16:11
Bulgaria: Munich Shooting: Lone Gunman Planned Attack for One Year Photo EPA/BGNES

A lone gunman who killed nine people in a shooting spree in Munich before killing himself on Friday had planned the attack for a year, Reuters has reported.

The shooter had bought the pistol for the attack on the ‘dark net’, an area of the internet accessible only via special software, according to the crime office of the federal province of Bavaria.

Ali-David Sonboly, the 18-year old son of Iranian refugees born and raised in Germany, used a 9mm Glock 17 handgun, which had had its serial number illegally filed off, according to officials close to the investigtion. They said Sonboly carried 300 rounds of ammunition in his backpack when when his body was found by police.

The attacker, who took his own life, was born and brought up in the Munich area and had spent time in psychiatric care, Reuters said.

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper that they  planned to review German gun laws after the attack, and seek improvements where needed.It was critical to understand how the gunman had gained access to the pistol used, de Maiziere added.

Germany has some of the strictest firearms controls in the world but the the possibility that the gunman acquired his handgun illegally is raising new concerns over the illicit trade in weapons in Europe

 

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