A man suspected of attempted mass murder after a car was driven into a crowd in central Munich has been named as Farhad Noori, a competitive bodybuilder with tens of thousands of followers on social media. The authorities say they believe the car-ramming was motivated by Islamism.

Thirty-six people were injured — including a child aged two who suffered critical injuries — when a car was driven into a trade union rally in central Munich. The ramming is suspected to have been deliberate.

Noori, an Afghan who came to Germany in 2016, described himself online as a “fitness model” and posted selfies flexing his oiled muscles and posing with cars including a white Mini Cooper similar to the one reportedly used in Thursday’s attack.

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