Suspect held after truck crashes into crowd at Berlin Christmas market, killing nine

Police have detained one person after a truck crashed into a Christmas market in Berlin, killing at least nine people and injuring many more in what they called a possible "terror attack".


"We are investigating whether it was a terror attack but do not yet know what was behind it," a police spokesman told AFP.

"A man who was apparently driving the truck was detained," a police spokeswoman said. "The person riding in the vehicle is dead."

A police spokesman later said the truck was Polish. The Polish owner of the lorry earlier said that his driver was missing.

"We haven't heard from him since this afternoon. We don't know what happened to him.

"He's my cousin, I've known him since I was a kid. I can vouch for him," transport company owner Ariel Zurawski told AFP.
 rte.ie
19/12/16
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