Berlin Christmas market attacker may still be at large, police say
German police are hunting for the driver of a heavy truck that deliberately plowed into a Berlin Christmas market, after voicing doubt that the suspect arrested for Monday’s terrorist attack in which 12 people died was responsible. Police in the German capital questioned a suspect arrested near the scene who they believed was the driver of the truck that rammed into crowds on a square in the heart of west Berlin. The individual denied any involvement and the investigation by Germany’s federal prosecutor — who steps in on terror cases or other major crimes targeting state security — is ongoing, according to Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere. "It’s not yet certain whether this is really the driver," city police chief Klaus Kandt told reporters in Berlin, confirming a report that first appeared in the Welt newspaper. Police remain "especially watchful" and urge the public to do the same, the force said in a Twitter post. The prospect of a terrorist suspect still at large puts furthe...
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