Berlin's police chief said Tuesday that the "dangerous criminal" behind a deadly truck rampage at a Christmas market may still be at large, urging "heightened vigilance".
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"It is the case that we may have a dangerous criminal in the area and that of course makes the public nervous," the police chief, Klaus Kandt, said.
Kandt voiced doubts that a Pakistani asylum seeker in custody was behind the attack on Monday evening that killed 12 people.
"Of course we are boosting security measures. Heightened vigilance is also needed right now."
Twelve people were killed and almost 50 wounded, 18 seriously, when the lorry tore through the crowd Monday, smashing wooden stalls and crushing victims, in scenes reminiscent of July's deadly attack in the French Riviera city of Nice.
