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Victims of Munich Attack Include Three Turkish Citizens – Foreign Minister

© REUTERS / Arnd WiegmannA women places flowers near the Olympia shopping mall, where yesterday's shooting rampage started, in Munich, Germany July 23, 2016.
A women places flowers near the Olympia shopping mall, where yesterday's shooting rampage started, in Munich, Germany July 23, 2016. - Sputnik International
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Three Turkish citizens were among those killed in an attack at a mall in the German city of Munich, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Saturday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A German man of Iranian descent opened fire in a crowded Olympia shopping center and a nearby McDonald's restaurant on  Friday, killing nine people and wounding 27 others.

"Unfortunately, our three citizens lost their lives. Citizens of the Republic of Turkey, our three brothers lost their lives," Cavusoglu said, as quoted by the Anadolu news agency.

A sign reading 'Why' and flowers are placed on on a wall near the Olympia shopping mall, where yesterday's shooting rampage started, in Munich, Germany July 23, 2016. - Sputnik International
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According to the foreign minister, the Turkish authorities are in contact with the three victims’ families.

Cavusoglu noted that there is currently no "clear explanation" to the attack.

"He [the attacker] is said to have gone insane. It will be useful to wait for a statement from German authorities," the minister added.

According to German police, the 18-year-old suspect was found dead following the attack, allegedly after shooting himself.

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