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Shooting At Munich Shopping Mall Kills At Least 9, Police Say

9:34pm July 22, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

At least 21 people were injured in the shooting. Police initially carried out a manhunt for multiple suspects; they now believe there was only one shooter, an 18-year-old German-Iranian man.

Armed German police on duty at the main railway station in central Munich on New Year's Eve.

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Munich Police Warn Of Impending Terrorist Attack, Clear 2 Rail Stations

8:33pm December 31, 2015

by Merrit Kennedy

The warning comes during New Year's Eve celebrations, less than an hour before midnight local time.

Munich's Mayor Dieter Reiter uses a wooden hammer to pound a tap into the first Oktoberfest beer barrel. "It is not most important mayoral job, but it is the most watched," says Christoph Deumling.

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Munich Mayor Survives Key Political Test: Tapping The First Keg

1:13am September 28, 2014

by Tom Dreisbach

Every year at Oktoberfest, the mayor of Munich, Germany, faces a public challenge — driving a tap into the ceremonial first beer barrel. Expectations were especially high for new mayor Dieter Reiter.

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