Man shot dead by Munich police as German minister says protecting Israeli institutions is highest priority – as it happened

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Germany's interior minister, Nancy Faeser, said there was a serious incident" in Munich and that protection of Israeli institutions is of the highest priority, Reuters reported.

Benedikt Frank, the deputy director and CEO of the annual Munich Security Conference (MSC), which is hosted in the city, has said that his office, located in the area where the police operation is taking place, is currently sealed off.