Berlin (CNN)
The suspected driver in the Christmas market crash has been apprehended in an ongoing operation, according to a Berlin police spokesperson. No other details were immediately available.
Police could not confirm whether the incident was related to terror and had no information on the driver. Video showed the vehicle was a tractor-trailer.
Jan Hollitzer, deputy editor-in-chief of Berliner Morgenpost, a Berlin newspaper, said he saw people underneath the truck when it came to a stop. The square is cordoned off and a man was seen on the ground with a blanket over him. German officials have been concerned about security around Christmas markets, which are the main place for Christmas shopping for many Germans and tourists. In November, the U.S. Department of State alerted U.S. citizens to the heightened risk of terrorist attacks throughout Europe, especially during the holiday season. The alert, which encouraged citizens to be cautious at the holiday festivals, expires on February 20. Julian Reichelt, editor-in-chief at Bild, a German tabloid newspaper, said the market would be busy every night of the week leading up to Christmas. The market is difficult to access by accident. "It looks like something that was adapted by Nice," Reichelt said, referring to the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice, France, that left at least 80 people dead and more than 400
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injured. One witness said the truck had a Polish license plate, according to Reichelt.
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Berlin Christmas market: 9 dead, at least 50 injured in truck crash
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