The foreign office warned British citizens to follow the instructions of the authorities, after police there reported many people had been killed in a shooting at a shopping centre.

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A Munich police spokeswoman said she believed they were dealing with a "shooting rampage".

"There are reports of an incident at the Munich Olympia Shopping Centre. You are advised to avoid this location and follow the advice of local authorities," the Foreign Office said in updated travel advice on Germany.