German police intensified a manhunt for the driver of a truck who killed 12 people when he drove through a crowded Berlin Christmas market at high speed, as concerns about the political and social fallout mounted.
After releasing a Pakistani asylum-seeker arrested near the scene, authorities warned on Wednesday the attacker is on the run and may be armed. They also said it is unclear if the perpetrator was acting alone or with others.
The 25-tonne truck smashed into wooden huts serving mulled wine and sausages, injuring about 45 people - many of those seriously. Six of those killed were Germans and the Polish driver of the truck was found shot dead in the cabin of the vehicle.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The head of the Association of German Criminal Detectives told German television late on Tuesday police hoped to make another arrest soon.
"I am relatively confident that we will perhaps tomorrow - or in the near future - be able to present a new suspect," Andre Schulz told a talk show on the ZDF public channel.
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