At least nine people have been killed and more than 50 injured after a lorry ploughed through a crowd of shoppers at 40mph in a busy Christmas market in Berlin. As German police indicated the incident may be terror related, ISIS moved quickly to claim responsibility for the fatal attack. The vehicle mounted the pavement before tearing through stalls as it
travelled the entire length of the market on Breitscheidplatz Square, outside the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in the German capital’s main shopping area. After the driver was arrested nearby and another person was found dead in the cab, there was speculation this evening that the Polish-registered lorry may have been hijacked as the haulage firm said they lost contact with the driver this afternoon. READ MORE
