German Media Link Munich Shooting with Darknet and Inevitably, Bitcoin

German Media Link Munich Shooting with Darknet and Inevitably, Bitcoin

German media is suggesting that the gun used during the Munich terror attack was bought through the Darknet with Bitcoin. Germany is the latest European country hit by a wave of gun activity with the world still reeling in shock from the news of 18-year-old David Sonboly who killed nine people in the Olympia shopping centre in Munich on Friday. The darknet, which is a type of parallel internet, provides a place for people to buy and sell things illegally such as weapons and drugs and is often used by criminals. Investigators believe that the sale of a gun through the darknet offers a small....


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