Munich shooting: 'Suspect' shot outside Nazi Centre as bystanders shout 'run!'

Chaotic scenes were filmed near a nazi documentation centre in downtown Munich on Thursday (Image: X)

A clip circulating on social media showed the moment a person was filmed running scared after hearing several shots being fired in downtown Munich. 

Police rushed to the Nazi Documentation Centre in the German city on Thursday morning, as reports on local media and social media claimed shots had been heard in the area. 

The police announced that a major operation was underway in the area of ​Karolinenplatz, and cordoned off the operational area. 

A police helicopter was spotted circulating in the air. 

In a statement shared on social media shortly before 9am BST, Munich Police announced police officers "fired shots at a suspicious person", who was "hit". 

In a second message, the force added: "There are currently no indications of any other suspects in connection with the operation.

"Many forces are on site at the incident site and are clarifying the situation. Further information will follow."  

Eye-witnesses said at least a dozen shots were fired during the incident that comes on the anniversary of the 1972 Munich Olympics attack, when Palestinian terrorists took eleven Israeli athletes hostage and then murdered them.

Benedikt Franke, deputy chairman and CEO of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), told the German publication BILD: "Our employees are in lockdown. At exactly 9:10 a.m. there was a loud bang.

"At least a dozen shots were heard. We don't know any more at the moment. A large contingent of emergency services is currently deployed on the street."

The 1972 terroist attack started in the early hours of September 5,  after eight armed members of the Black September group infiltrated the Munich Olympic Village.

They used stolen keys to enter two apartments where Israeli atheltes were living during the Games.

Two Israelis were killed tring to resist, while another nine were taken hostage by the  Palestinian terror group.