21:03Cars on the autobahn into and out of Munich have been asked to leave it to free up the road for emergency vehicles. Hospitals throughout Munich are on emergency alert with staff, including doctors, surgeons and nurses, having been called in to await any casualties. People are reported to have screamed and scrambled over railway platforms as the police ordered them to leave the station. Among the parts of the city to be evacuated was Munich Central Station. Germany accepted around 1.1 million refugees last year after chancellor Angela Merkel said the country would not turn anyone away.

Source: The Guardian July 22, 2016 16:55 UTC