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A big operation is under way. Police are telling people to stay at home and avoid the streets, the BBC said.
Several people have also been injured at the shopping centre in the north-western Moosach district.
Reports speak of one or more attackers. Some shopworkers are reportedly unable to leave the building.
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The authorities had warned of the danger of further attacks.
