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'he shouted allahu akbar'

Munich gunman calmly loaded gun in McDonald’s restroom before gunning down diners

THE Munich gunman shot children in a McDonald's restaurant while shouting 'Allahu Akbar', according to a horrifying eyewitness account.

The shooter loaded his weapon in the bathroom before walking out and massacring those inside, it is claimed.

 Footage has emerged of one of the shooters firing indiscriminately at a fleeing crowd outside McDonald's
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Footage has emerged of one of the shooters firing indiscriminately at a fleeing crowd outside McDonald'sCredit: Twitter

The witness, named only as Lauretta, said she heard an alarm before "boom, boom, boom" -- the sound of gunshots.

"The children were sitting to eat ... they can't run", she told CNN news channel.

German authorities have so far avoided linking the gun attack to a Jihadist plot.

There is also the suspicion the atrocity could have been carried out by far-right fanatics, as the horror unfolded on the fifth anniversary of the Anders Breivik massacre in Norway that killed 77 people.

 Armed police in balaclava's are swarming the city on the hunt for the suspects
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Armed police in balaclava's are swarming the city on the hunt for the suspectsCredit: AP:Associated Press

However, the witness claims she heard the gunman scream 'Allahu Akbar', meaning 'God is Great' -- a phrase often used by Jihadists.

Lauretta said she was sure the attacker yelled the phrase because she is a practising Muslim.

"I hear this and I only cry", she said.


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