Munich gunman had no links to ‘Islamic State’ or recent refugee intake

Police in Munich say the shootings in the city yesterday are not linked to so-called 'Islamic State' or to the recent intake of refugees.
Officers say they've reached that conclusion after extensive research overnight.
Nine people were shot dead at a McDonald's and a shopping centre yesterday. The dead included a number of adolescents. Children are among the 27 injured.
A German-Iranian teenager - believed to have been the gunman - was found dead by police in a follow up search, and is believed to have been the only gunman.

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Born and raised in the German city, they said the 18-year-old acted alone when he went on a rampage at a shopping centre and fast-food restaurant on Friday. He has been named in reports as Ali Sonboly.
Police said 10 of the 27 injured in the mass-shooting are currently in a critical condition, including a 13-year-old boy.
It is understood police raided a home in the the city's Marxvorstadt district, around 1.2 miles from the scene, and are believed to be interviewing the gunman's father.
They also revealed the gunman used a 9mm pistol and had 300 rounds of ammunition when he went on what they called a "classic shooting rampage".
The gunman had been in psychiatric care and was treated for depression, police said.
A neighbour on Dachauer Strasse that was searched by police on Saturday morning described the alleged gunman as "very quiet".
Wishing to only give his first name, Stephan, an owner of a coffee shop, said: "He only ever said 'hi'. His whole body language was of somebody who was very shy."
He added: "He never came into the cafe - he was just a neighbour and took out the trash but never talked."