German police hunt for seven Iraqi suicide bombers who plotted to attack Munich on New Year's Eve

French and US intelligence agencies are said to have given Germany the names of the seven suspects, thought to be from Iraq and Syria, and Munich police believe they may be linked to ISIS.

Police evacuated two Munich stations at around midnight after they were tipped off about a ‘serious, imminent threat’. They both reopened early this morning.

German police lifted the alert this morning, saying there was no longer a risk of an immediate attack, but armed police remained at Munich stations.

‘Overall I would say that the situation for Munich is as it was before this threat of attack,’ said Munich police chief Hubertus Andrae.