Police said at least 36 people were injured on Thursday morning when a car ploughed into a crowd taking part in a trade union demonstration.

A 24-year-old Afghan national known as Farhad N was detained at the scene.

The suspect has lived in Munich since he arrived as an unaccompanied minor in 2016. Although his asylum application had been rejected, he lived in Germany legally with a residence permit and had no previous convictions.

He is being investigated for 36 counts of attempted murder, as well as bodily harm and dangerous interference with road traffic.