Police shoot suspicious person near Israeli Consulate and museum in Munich

Police vehicles parked in Munich near the Nazi Documentation Centre and the Israeli Consulate General in Munich, Germany (Simon Sachseder/AP)

Police in Munich said officers have fired shots at a suspicious person in an area near the Israeli Consulate and a museum on the city’s Nazi-era history.

Police said on the social network X, formerly Twitter, that the person was hit in the shooting on Thursday but did not give further details.

They said there was no evidence of any more suspects connected to the incident.

There was no immediate information on why the person was considered suspicious.

The incident took place in the Karolinenplatz area, near downtown Munich.

Police said they had increased their presence in the city, which is Germany’s third-biggest, but they had no indication of incidents at any other locations or of any other suspects.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry said the consulate in Munich was closed when the shooting occurred and that no consulate staff had been affected by the incident.