Police hunt Tunisian man over Berlin attack: reports

German police are searching for a Tunisian man in connection with the truck attack which killed 12 people at a Berlin Christmas market on Monday, according to media reports.


The man is aged 21 or 23 and known by three different names, according to reports in the daily Allgemeine Zeitung and Bild newspapers, as well as Der Spiegel’s online edition.

The reports said asylum office papers believed to belong to the man were found in the cab of the truck.

Earlier police had said they were following a number of good leads.

After releasing a Pakistani asylum-seeker arrested near the scene, authorities warned that the attacker is on the run and may be armed.

They have also said it is unclear if the perpetrator was acting alone or with others.
 [rte.ie]
21/12/16
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