An Afghan refugee stole a 25-tonne articulated lorry, drove to a busy Christmas market in Berlin, turned its lights off, mowed down and killed 12 people – and injured 48 others – as it sped at 40mph.
The vehicle which was filled with steel cargo mounted the pavement at 7pm, before tearing through stalls and shoppers on Breitscheidplatz Square, outside the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in the German capital’s main shopping area.
The man at the wheel – who according to German newspaper Berliner used different aliases, was of Afghan heritage and had arrived in Germany in…
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