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23 July 2016updated 25 Jul 2016 11:04am

Munich shootings: The bloody drama where everyone knows their part

A teenage gunman murdered nine people in Munich on Friday night. 

By Julia Rampen

At time of writing, we know only certain facts about the gunman who shot and killed nine people and wounded many more at a shopping centre in Munich.

He was 18 years old. He was German-Iranian. He was reported to have shouted: “I am German.” After murdering his innocent victims he killed himself.

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