An uninigned case

A native of Pakistan in Berlin may be unsuccessful to a terrorist attack at the Christmas Fair in Brightshadplaz Square. This is reported by Die Welt with reference to sources in the German Ministry of Internal Affairs

“We took the wrong one,” said the employee of the Berlin police. “A new problem arises. A real criminal with weapons at large and can do something else.”

According to the chief of the police of Berlin Claus Kandt, the department is not sure that the detainee was driving a truck that crashed into people.

“The detained suspect denies participation in the crime. Therefore, we are especially on the alert. Please be vigilant,” the Berlin police said on the official twitter. “If you find something suspicious, do not try to act independently - this is our work.”

About 20:20 p.m. Monday, the tractor with a trailer crashed into a crowd of visitors to the Christmas market in the central part of the West Berlin. The truck drove through the territory of the Fair on Brightshadlaz Square about 80 meters. The driver jumped out of the car and disappeared.

As a result of the collision of a truck, 11 people died. 48 people received injuries of various severity. Many of them are in serious condition. Another murdered was found in the cab.

The truck, rallying the fair, belonged to the company of Polish entrepreneur Ariel Zuravski. According to the owner of the company, the truck was driving steel structures from Italy to Berlin. At the wheel of the car, the cousin of Zuravski was supposed to be, but from 16 p.m. Monday, the connection with him was lost. The person found dead in the passenger seat, according to the police, was a citizen of Poland.

The police later announced the detention on suspicion of an attack of a 23-year-old refugee from Pakistan. The police caught him near the fair. During interrogation, the man denied any involvement in what happened, we also did not find weapons with him.

The Berlin police said that the truck was sent to the crowd intentionally . The version of the attack was indirectly confirmed by the head of the German Ministry of Internal Affairs Thomas de Mesier.

On Tuesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel recognized the attack by a truck to visitors to visitors to the Christmas Fair. The head of the German government expressed sympathy for the victims of the attack and thanked the police, doctors, rescuers and firefighters. She assured that what had happened would be investigated, and the perpetrators would be held accountable and punished in all severity of the law.

"We do not want to abandon Christmas fairs, we do not want to live in fear. We want to live freely and openly," the Chancellor said. According to Merkel, the crime should not throw a shadow on refugees who are looking for protection in the country, as well as those who help them integrate.

Help in the investigation of the attack by Merkel was proposed by US President Barack Obama. In addition, he brought the Chancellor of condolences.