The German president has visited some of those injured in the Berlin market attack who are now recovering.<br /><br /> Around ten people are being cared for at the Charité hospital in the capital.<br /><br /> Joachim Gauck, whose role is largely symbolic, spent time with two of those injured who were due to have operations.<br /><br /> Twelve people were killed when a lorry was driven into a crowd of people at a Christmas market on Monday night. Another 48 were injured, 18 of them seriously.<br /><br /> After his visit the president spoke to reporters, surrounded by hospital staff.<br /><br /> “This attack is also an assault on our way of life. We are responding to this by being helpful, by remaining close to one another, by taking care of others. I am grateful to these people around me, and especially for their enormous efforts. They do an overwhelmingly good job by helping those people, who desperately need our help now.”<br /><br /> On Tuesday the president released a statement expressing compassion for the wounded and the victims’ relatives.<br />
