BREAKING NEWS

German police step up manhunt after releasing Christmas market suspect

BERLIN - German police on Wednesday intensified a manhunt for the driver of a truck, who killed 12 people when he mowed into a Berlin Christmas market, and said they were following a number of good leads.
After releasing a Pakistani asylum-seeker arrested near the scene, authorities warned that the attacker is on the run and may be armed. They have also said it is unclear if the perpetrator was acting alone or with others.
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The head of the Association of German Criminal Detectives, told German television late on Tuesday that police hoped to make another arrest soon.