Armed suspect shot dead near Israeli consulate in Germany - in pictures

  • Police in Salzburg, Austria, stand outside the home of the armed suspect who was shot dead after opening fire near the Israeli consulate in Munich. AFP
    Police in Salzburg, Austria, stand outside the home of the armed suspect who was shot dead after opening fire near the Israeli consulate in Munich. AFP
  • Authorities identified the gunman, who was firing a vintage carbine rifle, as an 18-year-old Austrian man. AFP
    Authorities identified the gunman, who was firing a vintage carbine rifle, as an 18-year-old Austrian man. AFP
  • Police officers at the Israeli Consulate General building after the shooting near the NS Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism in Munich. EPA
    Police officers at the Israeli Consulate General building after the shooting near the NS Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism in Munich. EPA
  • The man fired several shots in an area that includes a museum in a former Nazi headquarters, police said. AFP
    The man fired several shots in an area that includes a museum in a former Nazi headquarters, police said. AFP
  • Police officers secure the area in Munich. EPA
    Police officers secure the area in Munich. EPA
  • Police officers remove a car. AFP
    Police officers remove a car. AFP
  • The gunfire occurred 52 years to the day since Israeli athletes were taken hostage during the Munich 1972 Olympics. AFP
    The gunfire occurred 52 years to the day since Israeli athletes were taken hostage during the Munich 1972 Olympics. AFP
  • Israel's Foreign Ministry said the consulate was closed to mark the anniversary and said nobody had been harmed. AP
    Israel's Foreign Ministry said the consulate was closed to mark the anniversary and said nobody had been harmed. AP