New Delhi: The lone attacker who killed nine people and wounded 27 others in Munich is said to be of German-Iranian descent and has been identified as Ali Sonboly. The Munich Police ramped up the security measures immediately on Friday night.
The Police on Saturday said that there are no indications of attacker's links with the terror group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The 18-year-old was born and brought up in Munich and he turned the gun on himself after opening fire at civilians.
"There is absolutely no link to the Islamic State," Munich police chief Hubertus Andrae said, adding that the suspect had been obsessed with books and articles about mass killings "linked to maniacs."
However, there was no apparent political motivation behind the shooting and the Police are questioning his parents.
The shooter was also said to be under psychiatric medical care and no suicide note was recovered. There were three Kosovans among nine killed and four of 27 injured in the shooting have gunshot wounds.
(With inputs from AFP)
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