Germany truck attack on Christmas markets leaves 12 dead
German police are investigating a “probable terrorist attack” after a man ploughed a lorry into a Christmas market in the heart of Berlin, killing 12 people and injuring 48.
The driver, reportedly a Pakistani asylum seeker who entered Germany last year, is being questioned.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said it would be “particularly sickening” if he were proven to be a refugee.
He was reportedly known to police for minor crimes, but not terror links.
German media say police have searched a refugee shelter at a defunct Berlin airport where the suspect was believed to be staying.
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