Berlin, Germany: German Chancellor Angela Merkel will convene her security council on Saturday to address the deadly shooting rampage in Munich, her chief of staff Peter Altmaier said.
Altmaier told ZDF public television on Friday that Merkel was being "constantly briefed" on developments in the southern city, where police say at least nine people were killed.
"The cabinet ministers concerned are on their way to Berlin," he added.
Beyond the chancellor and her chief of staff, the German security council includes the ministers for foreign affairs, defence and interior affairs as well as other top officials.
Altmaier said the council would "compile all information available and evaluate it".
"We are determined to do everything we can so that terror and inhuman violence stand no chance in Germany," he said.
"Our thoughts are with the victims of the attack, with their loved ones and also with the police who are defending freedom and security."
Merkel had been due to start holidays in the Alps, while her Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere, on a flight to New York when the shootings began, was heading back to Berlin.
Altmaier told ZDF public television on Friday that Merkel was being "constantly briefed" on developments in the southern city, where police say at least nine people were killed.
"The cabinet ministers concerned are on their way to Berlin," he added.
Altmaier said the council would "compile all information available and evaluate it".
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"Our thoughts are with the victims of the attack, with their loved ones and also with the police who are defending freedom and security."
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