In Pictures: Truck crashes into crowded Berlin Christmas market

A truck ploughed into a Christmas market in central Berlin on the evening of Dec 19, killing at least nine people and injuring at least 45 others.

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Dec 20, 2016, 09:12 AM

View of the truck that crashed into a Christmas market at Gedächniskirche church in Berlin on Dec 19, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

The broken front window of the truck that sped into the Christmas market. PHOTO: AFP

The truck had crashed into people gathered around the wooden huts serving mulled wine and sausages at the foot of the Kaiser Wilhelm memorial church in the heart of former West Berlin. PHOTO: AFP

Police said on Twitter that they had taken one suspect into custody and that another passenger from the truck had died. PHOTO: EPA

A candle is burning at the site of the crash. PHOTO: REUTERS

Policemen standing guard at the scene where the truck crashed into the Christmas market. PHOTO: EPA

Policemen standing guard at the scene where the truck crashed into the Christmas market. PHOTO: REUTERS

The Berlin police said on Twitter they were investigating leads that the truck had been stolen from a construction site in Poland. PHOTO: REUTERS

A survivor of the crash being rescued. The police said there were no indications of further dangerous situations in the area and have urged people to stay away from the scene. PHOTO: REUTERS

A survivor of the crash being moved to a waiting ambulance. The police said there were no indications of further dangerous situations in the area and have urged people to stay away from the scene. PHOTO: REUTERS

A survivor of the crash being rescued. The police said there were no indications of further dangerous situations in the area and have urged people to stay away from the scene. PHOTO: EPA

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said the circumstances of the crash were still unclear and that he did not want to "use the word ‘attack’ yet although a lot points to that”. PHOTO: REUTERS

The crash in Berlin evoked memories of an attack in Nice, France, when a man drove a truck along the beach front, mowing down people who had gathered to watch the fireworks on Bastille Day, killing 86 people. PHOTO: AFP

Bystanders gathering near the site of the crash. Berlin police said there were no indications of further dangerous situations in the area and have urged people to stay away from the scene. PHOTO: AFP

At least nine people were killed and 45 others injured in the crash at the Christmas market. PHOTO: REUTERS

The truck had veered into the market at what would have been one of the most crowded times, when adults and children would be gathering in an annual celebration replicated across Germany and much of Central Europe. PHOTO: EPA

People gather to lay down flowers outside the Gedächniskirche near the area where the truck ploughed into a Christmas market. PHOTO: REUTERS

Forensic police officers work at the scene on Dec 20, 2016, where the truck crashed the day before. PHOTO: AFP

The truck made ready to be towed away on Dec 20, 2016 at the scene where it crashed. PHOTO: AFP

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