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Berlin truck 'terrorist attack': 12 killed in Christmas market crash – live | Berlin truck 'terrorist attack': 12 killed in Christmas market crash – live |
(35 minutes later) | |
6.47am GMT | |
06:47 | |
A report from Polish business news site money.pl says the firm that owns the truck used in the Berlin attack has been able to glean some information about its movements from satellite tracking. | |
The report cites an employee saying “someone was turning the vehicle on and off as if they were trying to get it going” before it travelled to the market at Breitscheidplatz. | |
Łukasz Wąsik, the company’s transport manager, is quoted as saying: | |
We have no information what is happening with our driver. In the media, its reported that there were two people in the cabin. We only have one person there, who was going to Berlin and was supposed to unload there. | |
Money.pl reports that Wąsik checked the tracking for the Scania lorry: | |
At 15.44 someone tried to turn it on. Over the next hour nothing happened. The next attempt to get it started took place at 16.52 and the engine turned over until 17.37. In that time, the vehicle did not move. Apparently there were several more attempts. Then the lorry began moving at 19.34 and moved from Berlin. | |
It was not being turned on in order to warm the engine and the cabin because the drivers were cold. That uses another system. It looks like someone was trying to learn how to drive this vehicle and had difficulties getting it moving. | |
Berlin police have said they are investigating the possible theft of the lorry; they have so far not released any details of tracking or the truck’s movements before it arrived at Breitscheidplatz. | |
6.32am GMT | |
06:32 | |
Philippe Pradal, the mayor of Nice, where an attacker mowed down dozens of people with a truck on Bastille Day, killing 86, has tweeted about the apparent similarities between Nice and Berlin. | |
#Nice06 #Berlin. Même mode opératoire. Même violence aveugle. Même haine des gens heureux. Plus que jamais, combattre l'obscurantisme. | |
He says: “Same modus operandi. Same blind violence. Same hatred of happy people. More than ever, fight against obscurantism.” | |
6.19am GMT | |
06:19 | |
Kate Connolly | |
A police press conference is to take place at 1pm local time (noon GMT) on Tuesday at which more details will be given. | |
The lorry is due to be transported from the scene to be taken for more forensic tests. | |
The scene of the incident remains one of devastation, still strewn with the remains of collapsed market stalls, broken Christmas decorations, bottles, and the silver sheets used to cover the victims. Police have appealed to bystanders not to take photos of the dead out of respect. | |
There will be a vigil at 6pm at the memorial church (Gedächtnis Kirche), a popular monument in Berlin known locally as the jagged tooth, close to where the juggernaut came to a halt. | |
Updated | |
at 6.21am GMT | |
6.07am GMT | 6.07am GMT |
06:07 | 06:07 |
What we know so far | What we know so far |
Claire Phipps | Claire Phipps |
There is a psychological effect in the whole country of the choice of words here, and we want to be very, very cautious and operate close to the actual investigation results, not with speculation. | There is a psychological effect in the whole country of the choice of words here, and we want to be very, very cautious and operate close to the actual investigation results, not with speculation. |
Updated | Updated |
at 6.13am GMT | at 6.13am GMT |
5.56am GMT | 5.56am GMT |
05:56 | 05:56 |
No details have yet been released about the identities of the 12 people known to have been killed in Berlin. | No details have yet been released about the identities of the 12 people known to have been killed in Berlin. |
A man found dead in the truck has been ruled out by police as the driver at the time of the attack. Police say he was a Polish citizen. | A man found dead in the truck has been ruled out by police as the driver at the time of the attack. Police say he was a Polish citizen. |
The Polish delivery company that owned the vehicle said it lost touch with the driver at 4pm local time after it left the country for Berlin. | The Polish delivery company that owned the vehicle said it lost touch with the driver at 4pm local time after it left the country for Berlin. |
Owner Ariel Zurawki said he feared the vehicle, driven by his cousin, might have been hijacked. He told the Polish news outlet TVN24: “They must have done something to my driver.” | Owner Ariel Zurawki said he feared the vehicle, driven by his cousin, might have been hijacked. He told the Polish news outlet TVN24: “They must have done something to my driver.” |
Updated | Updated |
at 5.57am GMT | at 5.57am GMT |
5.41am GMT | 5.41am GMT |
05:41 | 05:41 |
Berlin police say they will be moving the truck from the Breitscheidplatz to secure the evidence and for forensic testing. | Berlin police say they will be moving the truck from the Breitscheidplatz to secure the evidence and for forensic testing. |
They ask people not to distribute photos of the move, “out of respect”. | They ask people not to distribute photos of the move, “out of respect”. |
5.30am GMT | 5.30am GMT |
05:30 | 05:30 |
Police have now confirmed that they are treating events in Berlin as “presumed terrorism” and are working on the assumption that the truck was “intentionally” driven into the crowd. | Police have now confirmed that they are treating events in Berlin as “presumed terrorism” and are working on the assumption that the truck was “intentionally” driven into the crowd. |
Thomas de Maizière, Germany’s interior minister, said earlier on Monday night that officials were being cautious in labelling it as a terror attack: | Thomas de Maizière, Germany’s interior minister, said earlier on Monday night that officials were being cautious in labelling it as a terror attack: |
We are interrogating a suspect. We don’t know anything yet about the background but we won’t rest until this has been totally clarified. | We are interrogating a suspect. We don’t know anything yet about the background but we won’t rest until this has been totally clarified. |
I don’t want to talk about an attack, though much points to it. | I don’t want to talk about an attack, though much points to it. |
German Federal Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere: 'We won't rest until this is fully investigated' #Breitscheidplatz #Berlin pic.twitter.com/8EXL1W0Deh | German Federal Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere: 'We won't rest until this is fully investigated' #Breitscheidplatz #Berlin pic.twitter.com/8EXL1W0Deh |
5.07am GMT | 5.07am GMT |
05:07 | 05:07 |
Police: crash was 'presumed terrorist attack' | Police: crash was 'presumed terrorist attack' |
Berlin police are now calling this a “presumed terrorist attack”: | Berlin police are now calling this a “presumed terrorist attack”: |
Alle polizeilichen Maßnahmen zu dem vermutlich terroristischen Anschlag am #Breitscheidplatz laufen mit Hochdruck und der nötigen Sorgfalt. | Alle polizeilichen Maßnahmen zu dem vermutlich terroristischen Anschlag am #Breitscheidplatz laufen mit Hochdruck und der nötigen Sorgfalt. |
4.56am GMT | 4.56am GMT |
04:56 | 04:56 |
Police: truck 'intentionally' driven into crowd | Police: truck 'intentionally' driven into crowd |
Berlin police say their investigation is now working on the assumption that the truck was deliberately driven into the Christmas market: | Berlin police say their investigation is now working on the assumption that the truck was deliberately driven into the Christmas market: |
Unsere Ermittler gehen davon aus, dass der LKW vorsätzlich in die Menschenmenge auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt am #Breitscheidplatz gesteuert wurde | Unsere Ermittler gehen davon aus, dass der LKW vorsätzlich in die Menschenmenge auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt am #Breitscheidplatz gesteuert wurde |
4.42am GMT | 4.42am GMT |
04:42 | 04:42 |
The mayors of London and Paris have expressed their solidarity with Berlin: | The mayors of London and Paris have expressed their solidarity with Berlin: |
My thoughts are with all those affected by the horrific events in Berlin tonight. London stands with you in solidarity and support. | My thoughts are with all those affected by the horrific events in Berlin tonight. London stands with you in solidarity and support. |
Die Pariser Bevölkerung ist solidarisch mit den Opfern, ihren Familien, und mit ihren Berliner Brüdern und Freunden. #Berlin | Die Pariser Bevölkerung ist solidarisch mit den Opfern, ihren Familien, und mit ihren Berliner Brüdern und Freunden. #Berlin |
Ce soir, Paris est en deuil aux cotés de #Berlin et de toute l'Allemagne. | Ce soir, Paris est en deuil aux cotés de #Berlin et de toute l'Allemagne. |