German police have detained the suspected driver of a truck that ploughed into a crowd at a Christmas market in Berlin, killing at least nine people and injuring up to 50.<br /><br /> A police spokesperson confirmed the arrest and said the truck’s co-driver died during the crash.<br /><br /> It is not clear why the truck veered off the road into the market.<br /><br /> German media report a dead person was found in the lorry. Local press say police sources fear the incident could have been an attack, although there has been no concrete confirmation of this.<br /><br /> Police are urging local residents to remain at home.<br /><br /> The incident occurred in the west of the city, on Breitscheidplatz, which is one of Berlin’s busiest shopping areas.<br /><br /> Eyewitnesses report hearing a loud noise, before chaos ensued.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> It evokes memories of the Bastille Day attack in July this year, when a Tunisian-born man drove a truck into crowds who had been watching a firework display on the beach front. Eighty-six people were killed in that incident, which was claimed by the ISIL militant group.<br /><br /> The market in Berlin has since been cleared of people and a police spokesperson initially expressed fears the crash could have caused a gas leak.<br />
