A person opens fire near the Israeli consulate in Munich, he is killed by the officers

On Thursday, a gunman was shot dead by German police near the Nazi documentation center and the Israeli consulate in the southern city of Munich, the BBC reports. 

According to the German police, the aggressor was seen in the area holding a firearm and fired at the officers. During the event, there was an exchange of fire. 

People were urged to avoid the area around Karolinenplatz and neighboring Briennerstrasse, and those in nearby residential or office buildings were asked to stay indoors. A police helicopter circled the area immediately. 

Police said they were working to "clarify" the situation and warned against speculation.

Munich's documentation center for the history of National Socialism was opened nine years ago on the site of the former headquarters of the Nazi party, or "Brown House".

Following the shooting, police decided to increase security at Munich's main synagogue, according to local reports./CNA 

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