A lorry crash at a Berlin Christmas market which killed 12 people is being treated as a suspected terrorist attack.
A lorry crash at a Berlin Christmas market which killed 12 people is being treated as a suspected terrorist attack.
Witnesses have described how the truck didn't slow down as it approached crowds gathered around stalls last night.
A Polish man found in the vehicle died – with its owner is insisting it had been hijacked.
Police have detained a man suspected of being the driver, and German media reports suggest he's a refugee from Afghanistan or Pakistan in his early 20's, who arrived in Germany earlier this year.
The Taoiseach has condemned the Berlin attack – saying acts of violence have no place in society.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan is urging Irish citizens in the city to make contact with their families, while anyone here worried about Irish people in Berlin can call his Department on 01 – 408 – 2000.
Meanwhile Enda Kenny has also condemned the murder of Russia's Ambassador to Turkey – and the attack on worshippers at an Islamic centre in Switzerland's largest city Zurich which left three people injured.
