As it happened: Police investigate Berlin lorry attack

Summary

So-called Islamic State (IS) claims responsibility for Monday's truck attack at a Berlin market, which killed 12 people and injured 49
The registered driver of the Polish lorry is reported to have been found dead with gunshot wounds
German police have released a Pakistani suspect, saying there is no evidence against him
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Berlin Mayor Michael Mueller attend a vigil at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
Mr Mueller says "the entire free world mourns the victims of this cowardly and inhumane attack on our peaceful way of living"

Live Reporting

Yaroslav Lukov, Tom Spender, Alastair Lawson and Hugo Bachega

Christmas trauma at the crash scenepublished at 21:14 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2016
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Firefighters carry an injured person into an ambulance in Berlin
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Officials inspect the scene
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German police have now sealed off the area
Flashback to Nice lorry attackpublished at 20:56 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2016
In July, more than 80 people were killed, including children, after a lorry ploughed into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the southern French city of Nice.
The attacker was later identified as Tunisian delivery man Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel.
He was not a known jihadist, but French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the killer had apparently been radicalised very quickly.
'Co-driver died' at the scenepublished at 20:53 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2016
The co-driver of the lorry died during the incident, a police spokesman tells Germany's N24 TV.
'It was definitely deliberate' - eyewitnesspublished at 20:52 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2016
Eyewitness Mike Fox, visiting Berlin from Birmingham, says the large lorry missed him by only about three metres as it drove into the market, tearing through tables and wooden stands.
"It was definitely deliberate," he told Associated Press.
Mr Fox added that he helped people who appeared to have broken limbs, and that others were trapped under Christmas stands.
Suspect arrested - local mediapublished at 20:42 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2016
The suspected lorry driver has been arrested, a police spokesman tells N24 TV.
Residents asked to stay homepublished at 20:42 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2016
The police also ask people to stay at home and not spread rumours.
Many officers at the scene - Berlin policepublished at 20:37 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2016
In a tweet (in German), Berlin police confirmed that nine people have been killed and many injured.
The police said many colleagues were at Breitscheidplatz, investigating what happened.
Video footage from the scenepublished at 20:35 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2016
Video footage has emerged of the aftermath of the incident.
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Lorry ploughs into German market in Berlin
Suspect on the run - media reportspublished at 20:30 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2016
The market is at Breitscheidplatz close to the Kurfuerstendamm, the main shopping street in the city's west.
German media are reporting that the driver is on the run.
At least nine killed - policepublished at 20:27 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2016
Welcome to our live coverage as a lorry ploughs into a Christmas market in central Berlin, killing at least nine people and injuring several others.
Police say they believe it was a deliberate attack.