It is currently unclear whether it was an accident or a deliberate action. The incident was on Rankestrasse in the Charlottenburg district of West Berlin. Footage shows that the car has entered a store.
The Berlin police say via Twitter that it is unclear whether it was an accident or an intentional act. The driver, a man, has been arrested.
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Witness
Scottish actor John Barrowman was in a shop nearby when the man drove into the crowd.
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Emergency services
A journalist from the Berliner Morgenpost shared a video via Twitter of the emergency services at the scene:
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Attack Christmas market
Rankestrasse is a side street of Kurfürstendamm, the largest shopping boulevard in Berlin. In 2016, there was an attack on a Christmas market at the same spot. At the Breitscheidplatz near the Gedächtniskirche a truck drove into the public. 12 people were killed and dozens injured.
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