of charities. ininin o "forty autumns" she looks at a divided germany turk she tells the story of threeri generations of women she picked a chilling picture of life in a totalitarian regime. it shows how currents of oppression and perform indi affected individual lives. please welcome me in joining nina willner. [applause]. >> pinky, emily.tics and thank you, politics and prose and thank you all for joining me today for what is essentially my book launch. i appreciate you taking the time out-- is this on? is the microphone on? okay. i can speak up. does that work? okay. here we go.e we i think that's it.. again, thank you all for being here today.oday, this thank you for sharing this day that marks quite a culmination of a journey for me. i would like to mention a few people who are with us today lieutenant general tom griffin who among other postings in his remarks-- remarkable in his ras a commander in berlin in 19 it 80s when i was posted in berlin. friends and colleagues are here to hear-- today. on it see i am honored she agreed to be the historian for my project. my family,

germany through the internet lens of her own family history, telling the story of tweetie generations of indomitable women painted chilling picture of life in a totalitarian regime, the chicago tribune wrote "40 autumns" is a compassionate family memoir, a powerful addition to the genre, with twists and turns of politics, over four decades shows how currents of reform affect individual lives. please join me in welcoming nina willner. [applause] >> thank you, politics and prose, thank you for joining me for what is my book launch. i appreciate all of you taking time -- is this on? is the mic on? okay. i can speak up. does that work? okay. there we go. that is it. so again, thank you all for being here today, this day marks combination of quite a journey from the blues before i get started i would like to mention a few people with us today, tom griffin who among other postings in his remarkable career was commander in berlin in the 1980s when i was posted to berlin. friends, colleagues who are here today, doctor hope harrison, one of the leading scholars on east germany and the cold war an

♪ anchor: this is dw news live from berlin. tonight, there is a new phase for germany's most wanted man. police across germany and europe hunting for a tunisian in connection with the deadly drug attack. federal prosecutors it issued a europe wide arrest or and for 24-year-old anees amri, warning he could be armed and dangerous. his paper was found inside the truck that plowed into a christmas market monday night. we will go live for the manhunt. dw news starts right now. brent: it is good to have you with us. tonight, good authorities have stopped the berlin truck attack? this has been asked. it has been revealed the tunisian suspect was already under investigation for preparing a serious act of violence against the state, a terrorist attack. prosecutors have now issued a zero-wide arrest warrant for 24-year-old anis amri, warning he could be armed and dangerous. his quest for asylum had been denied, and he was due for deportation. the manhunt began after his papers were found inside the truck that smashed into a berlin christmas market on monday, killing 12 and injuring almost 50.

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turkey that the reaction might be , theeaction, but remember reunification in germany -- nobody was killed, no tanks were on the street, hundreds of thousands of people -- also in my family, i'm married to a german woman, and my father-in-law was pulled out of the army and my mother-in-law was put out of her job. nobody died. similar --n was not it was actually worse than in germany. now you see in turkey, hundreds of people have died. countrysituation, in a with neighbors like this, with civil war's and destabilization, it is, i think, normal that a country would react like this. furthermore, the president of turkey is elected by a majority, so we have nobody else to talk to. melinda: let us take a look shortly at what you refer to as the vigilant democracy. first i would like to ask both of you to tell me what you are hearing from people in turkey in regard to their reaction to the e.u. parliament's recommendation not to continue accession and the degree to which people in turkey still want to be e.u. members. gokcen: i think that a lot of people still in turkey believe that e.u.

stopped for lack of evidence. this person attracted the attention of several security services in germany through his contact with a radical islamist. details of the injured and those killed in the christmas market are beginning to emerge. and in a terrible irony, the paperwork needed to deport the man suspected of murdering them was completed just today. also tonight: the nhs in england defends planned hospital closures — critics say they're just cuts. life for the millionaire who murdered his escort girlfriend — he told the police what happened. once i'd attempted to murder her, i'd be in a hell of a lot of trouble for that, and she could have still gone on and blackmailed me. the first black anglican bishop in 20 years as the church of england is accused of institutional racism. and the class of 2024 — team gb looks ahead after its record breaking performance in rio. coming in sportsday, saints escape any punishment for allowing george north to carry on playing after appearing to be knocked out in a match. good evening. a europe—wide man hunt is underway for a rejected asylum s

the leading scholars on east germany and the cold war and cold war and i'm honored that she agree to be the historian for my project. my family including my mother, my mother hannah let the age of 20 escape from east germany and right to freedom, eventually coming to america and without her courage it would not be here telling you this story today. so what is the book about? "forty autumns" is about what happened to my family during the cold war. from east germany to the family that she left behind, large family, mother, father and eight siblings trapped in a country. and east germany as an young american intelligence officer began operations in east berlin. set within the bigger picture of the cold war story, the epic clash of superpowers struggle for dominance of the space race and the nuclear arms race and arms race and conflicts of race round the world intentions that bordered on the kinds of nuclear war and what did not story is my family, for space separated for 40 years, never knowing if they would see each other again. i would like to start off with a little bit of background

a variety of charities. she takes a sweeping look at the political history of a divided germany through the lens of her own family history. telling the story of the generations of the women she paints a chilling picture in the regime. "the chicago tribune" wrote that it is a powerful addition to the genre charging the twists and turns of the communist east germany over more than four decades it shows how the current suppression and reform affected individual lives. please join me in welcoming nina willner. [applause] >> thank you, emily, politics and prose, and thank you all for joining me today for what is essentially my book launch. i appreciate you taking the time out -- >> we can't hear you. >> is the microphone on? [inaudible] okay. i can speak up. i think that's it. so again, thank you all for being here today to share this day that marks a culmination of quite a journey for me. before i get started, i would like to mention a few people with us today. general congress and who among other postings in his remarkable career as a commander of berlin in the 1980s when i was pos

anchor: this is d.w. news live from berlin. germany's chancellor leaves the country grieving for the victims of a suspected terror attack and urges the public not to give in for fear. angela merkel visits the scene. details of the investigation become clear, authorities warn that the suspect they arrested near the scene last night may not be the man they're looking for. a mass killer could still be on the loose. welcome to the program. germany's chancellor has visited the market where 12 people were killed. earlier angela merkel urged germans not to give into fear and led by example as police admitted that the driver of the truck that rammed fesenkoive shoppers may still be on the loose. the suspect arrested last night looks increasingly unlikely to be the man they're looking for as germany begins to come to terms with last night's events, let's take a look at how the last 24 hours have unfolded. >> flanked by top members of her cabinet, german chancellor angela merkel visits the scene of the attack. together they observe a minute of silence for the victims mowed down by the truc

raids, for example, across germany, which would perhaps signify some progress in the investigation. so they're going to have to rely on the forensics from the cab of the truck. they're going to have to match that up perhaps with some databases. of course, it may not be ton those databases. they've also asked the public to share any video that they shot from around the scene of the crime, during the scene of the crime, perhaps they can get some visuals on the attacker that way. if they have managed to get that so far, they have not shared that with the public. they have not asked the public to sort of crowd source the investigation in that kind of way, like we saw with the boston investigation. >> notable, that they haven't done it yet, but it could be, as you said, they simply have no evidence at this point to go on. peter, if the attacker put any forethought into an escape plan, or if he had any help, he could be really far away right now. there's a train station nearby. you know, there are open borders. this person could be in any number of countries, let alone any place in germany a

. some of the more sensationalist media in germany have pictures of angela merkel with blood on her hands, saying that she is responsible for what happened in berlin, and all the other attacks that have happened in germany this year. so, in the past 18 months, 1 million new german citizens. the political price that angela merkel may pay for all of that may be the big story of 2017. i mean, it is so tragic ina big story of 2017. i mean, it is so tragic in a way that we are immediately moving from this horrific event into talking about a general election, but that is what is going on in germany right now. you pointed to speak or, you point to the headlines right now. i spent a lot of time with angela merkel‘s party over the past two or three mac yea rs. party over the past two or three mac years. there has always been this debate about whether or not she should really candidate to lead the christian democratic union into becoming electoral cycle. that debate is taking place again. becoming electoral cycle. that debate is taking place againm becoming electoral cycle. that debate is t

this is bbc news. the headlines at two: germany says its terrorism threat remains high, despite the killing of the main suspect in the berlin lorry attack. anis amri, who is a tunisian national, was killed in the early hours of the morning. an italian officer was injured. translation: there is no doubt that the person who was killed is anis amri, the suspect of the terrorist attack in berlin. we will be live in berlin shortly. the german chancellor angela merkel is due to speak to the press soon. passengers are being released from a libyan passenger plane was hijacked and forced to land in malta. this is the scene live at valletta international airport. it is believed that two hijackers on board have hand grenades. two uk men are convicted of using syria aid convoys to funnel money to extremists in wars is. and delays are expected on the roads and railways as the christmas getaway gets under way. on one of the busiest days of the year for the rail and road network, significant disruption is expected for those travelling over the christmas period. storm barbara has started crossing s

seeker who arrived in germany last year. it's emerged that amri was known to german authorities because of his links to an islamist extremist network. he was due to be deported after his asylu m he was due to be deported after his asylum bid was rejected. police are facing serious questions tonight. you're looking at europe's most wanted man. anis amri is the main, the only suspect in the investigation into the attack which shattered germany. translation: there's a new suspect, we are searching for him. we'll keep investigating every lead. we issued a warrant for this suspect‘s arrest at midnight. the warrant covers the whole of germany and most of europe. we're learning more about the 24—year—old tunisian. he arrived in germany last year. he was refused asylum but granted temporary leave to stay. he was known to the authorities, considered a threat because of his links to one of germany's most notorious islamist networks. and he'll be hard to find — he used six different names and three nationalities. the hijacked lorry used in monday's attack is yielding its grim evide

covert surveillance was stopped for lack of evidence. he was due to be deported from germany back in august, but the documentation needed to send him back to tunisia only arrived today. our berlin correspondent jenny hill has the latest. you're looking at europe's most wanted man, anis amri, the main, the only, suspect in the investigation into an attack which shattered germany. prosecutors warn he may be armed, dangerous, and they are offering a 100,000 euro reward. translation: there's a new suspect. we are searching for him. we will keep investigating every lead. we issued a issued a warrant for the suspect at midnight. we are learning more about the 24—year—old tunisian. he arrived in germany last year and was refused asylum, but granted temporary leave to stay. the security services admit he was known to them are considered a threat because of his links to one of germany's most notorious to islamist networks. and he will be hard to find. he used six different names, and three nationalities. translation: this person attracted the attention of several security services in germ

. this is something that remains. there are hundreds of people like anis amri in germany tracked by german authorities. miguel. >> that's what so many of the german people and german press are asking this morning about the gaps as you point out between the guy. the american authorities had been alerted about this guy. he managed to get away for a couple days. the question now, chris, will be piecing together who he talked to and where did he get money and where did he get the car. how did he get to italy. was he in contact with anybody else. >> reporter: yes, because those connections could lead them to other people who may be plotting. we saw the other attack. we don't know if it is linked, but we saw the plot at the largest shopping mall in europe in oberhausen. two were arrested. late 20s or early 30s. kosovo refugees. a lot of refugees in 1999. a lot of young people living here who many have been able to protletized. others have to watch out for. they have to try to prevent this radicalization from continuing because we will see more attacks. >> chris burns, hang on. we want to

manager for bloomberg news in germany, chad? you were here late into the night and early this morning. do you think the question is who did this and why? >> that is the main question. have one suspect in custody. there was another individual in the vehicle that rammed into the crowd. that person is dead. we don't know much first -- about the person they having questioning. authorities said they will have a press conference at 1 p.m. -- 1:00 p.m. local time. we will learn more at that time. right now, we don't know very much. some german media have been reporting on the identity of this individual, we do not know anything officially yet from authorities. matt: that is the primary concern. then,condary concern is how does this affect and love merkel? --we her from her wisdom or do we hear from her? we don't know if she is going to speak today. she has no scheduled appearances. it seems likely she will. probably likely she would speak after authorities give an update on their investigation. this populist party that has been very strongly anti--immigrant or anti-immigration, they

germany. the united states system is relatively open. his speeches were sometimes printed at full length in american newspapers. the germans saw in their press only what the propaganda leadership wanted them to see. they could sometimes listen to shortwave, but that was not the easier way to do it. finally, we're looking at the rhetoric of the. -- the rhetoric of the period. there was all kinds of activity. lots of things were going on we are not looking at. you can't do everything. with that they said, let's turn to the initial relations between the two. they both took power within a month of each other in 1933. they both had similar problems. the economy was a catastrophe. the first few years working to strengthen out as much as they could. they didn't entirely ignore each other, but they did not have a lot to say about each other. when the germans talked about roosevelt, they were relatively friendly. for example, the german press reelection treat the in 1936 in a friendly way. was told to say this. there was a press conference, sometimes two in berlin each day, which gave deta

this is the prime suspect in terror attack in berlin. says the deadly attack in germany is attack on humanity but questions remain about his plans to fight terrorism. and day after the devastating fire explosion in mexico, families waiting on word of loved ones. thanks for joining us. i'm john vause. this is "cnn newsroom" l.a. >>> a europe wide manhunt is on for a new suspect. authorities say 24-year-old anis amri is armed and dangerous, arrived in germany and has ties to terror groups. i.d. found into the truck used for attack. and arrested previously but judge ordered his release. chris joins us with the latest. europe-wide hunt. where are they focusing the search? >> reporter: involving at least hundreds of german police across germany, searches here in berlin and other parts of germany. still heard nothing from authorities as to whether found him or anyone else in relation to that. but that was a good break yesterday when they announced they had found the documents in the truck that crashed into the market over my shoulder, killing at least a dozen people. have found those docum

germany authorities are hunting for the person who drove a truck into a crowded christmas market. the man police arrested near the scene on monday night was later released for lack of evidence. isis claims a soldier of the islamic state carried out the attack. chancellor angela merkel joined thousands of mourners honoring the 12 people killed here. police are urging berliners to be alert. >> translator: it is possible that there is still a dangerous perpetrator on the run, and of course people are worried. i believe people who live in this city should be vigilant. >> reporter: fred pleitgen now has details so far of the investigation. >> reporter: a massive manhunt under way across germany after the horrific truck attack on a christmas market in the heart of berlin. isis now claiming to have inspired the attack. the suspect or suspects still at large and armed and considered dangerous, as investigators release the man arrested after the attack. captured on cellphone video, the immediate aftermath of the attack that left 12 dead and more than 45 injured. a truck with polish registratio

mass murder at a christmas market in germany now investigated back to terror. >> 12 people are dead and dozens more injured after a semi-truck plowed through a crowd of tourists in berlin. >> devastating information about the man behind the wheel. >> good morning, amy. >> hi, heather and clayton. police in germany are calling it a probable terror attack saying it is a psychological impact of words. they have been careful to choose them. they have seen them only on what they know to be facts. what we are hearing during the media reports is that the driver cause a 23-year-old refugee. he had been known for petty crimes. they are referring to him they arrived in pakistan and germany a year ago. he plowed into an upper market park of west berlin. it was owned by a polish company and had according to the owners italy first to pick up a shipment of steel and was transporting that steel to germany. the owner believes the truck was hijacked. the polish driver was his cousin. a polish passenger was found dead in a passenger seat either stabbed or shot to death. he may have originally been th

police across germany waging different searches and one in a refugee house where m. amri is staying. there are all kinds of reports swirling around about what is going on. the german authorities are keeping things very close to their chest. but at the same time we're seeing headlines like these, they knew him, they did nothing. well that's not exactly right. let's take a look at our report. german authorities under scrutiny this morning, amoid the search for their country's most wanted man, 24-year-old anis amri, the fugitive walking fremonts ago despite concerns. >> one of the questions we're going to be sifting through to make sure that we understand how german intelligence failed to intercept this particular radicalized individual. >> reporter: he arrived in germany a year and a half ago, his father telling a radio show that his son headed to cologne after spending four years in an italian prison. he was convicted of damaging state property, assault and arson. but they note he was considered a petty criminal. in germany he was quickly placed under surveillance believed to be in t

attack. a tunisian asylum seeker believed to have ties to a pro-isis network in germany. he was arrested as recently as august. why did a german judge release him? >>> attack on humanity. president elect donald trump makes his first public comment on the berlin attack, backing away from the description as an attack on christians. he tells reporters "you know my plans." >>> frozen relations. a kremlin spokesman payments a grim picture of u.s./russia ties. donald trump says he wants closer ties with russia in his upcoming administration. are the frozen relations about to thaw? >>> and royal pains. britain's queen business let postpones her holiday trip to her country estate. buckingham palace say they are suffering "heavy colds." could security concerns really be behind the very unusual change of plans? >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off. i'm brianna keilar and you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> we are following breaking news. an intense manhunt underway right now for the manag german authorities

explore the ways of germany, china, japan and the united states remember and commemorate their involvement in world war ii. this roundtable discussion as part of a multi-day conference at the national world war two is a menorah lens, called "1946 - year zero: triumph and tragedy." it is about one hour 15 minutes. >> as we get ready, this is our second to last session, the last of our banquet session. i think everyone knows that. it should be terrific. before i get started i would like to give a shout out to mark powers, where are you? and jeff bloom. give them a big hand. all of our speakers. supportreciative of the of jeff bloom over the years. bringing speakers to this congress and the sponsorship to the museum brings high school and college students down here for field trips. even for a weekend. and we provide special programs for them. this session today is a little different. it is about how people remember world war ii. and specific events around world war ii. i will speak for 10 minutes and everyone else, about the same. designed to be provocative and think about memory

show. investigators in germany are focusing on a lot of questions right now. anis amri embarq on an odyssey through europe -- embarks on an odyssey through europe. he believed to cross into france after the attack, then into italy, this despite an international manhunt. he finally ran into police during a routine stop in milan. italian authorities did not even know he was in the country. reporter: outside milan train station, two people stop a man acting suspiciously at 3:30 in the morning. on his armory -- anis amri drew a gun when asked for his papers. a policeman was injured. the italian interior minister confirmed the dead man is the one whose dna was found in the cap of the truck involved in monday's attack berlin. >> according to our findings, we can state beyond the shadow of a doubt that the man shot dead is anis amri, the suspect of the berlin attack. reporter: amri was the most wanted man as he was identified of the chief -- as the chief suspect in one of the most popular christmas markets. the italian prime minister notified angela merkel immediately, and he praised the w

into germany under angela merkel's "open door policy". they had him on their radar and let him slip through their grass, the difficulty seem to be the red tape. then it needed be sure where he was from and that tunisia would accept him. with the surveillance powers, the agent undercover in the tunisian — germany community or "islamist" pa rt of — germany community or "islamist" part of the bellerin community or if he's gone across the border into the netherlands in that community —— pa rt of netherlands in that community —— part of the berlin community. it would appear at the german security services that they may not have the capacity to get on top of this. people are making comparisons with this country and the way we do things. that is unfair. difficulties they face very difficult different to us on this island which we have been doing for many years. this man has had a head start. we know a huge amount about him but he is a man of many faces. many faces. front page of the daily telegraph. the metro has a big headline and a big picture of the man but the telegraph is

to germany. an estimated 2 million women were raped. the soviets took reparations and so on. the local populations where hitting this. on the other hand, stalin expected them to both the communists into power. so how did the cold war started unfold in central europe? it was clear from the very beginning that stalin meant to get what he could out of this world. this will not just a military war. it was a political one, an ideological one, and the, one. it was about the territory. the conferences for example always used the argument of defense. wanted to create a buffer zone defending russia from future attacks. he said that the polish have always been the jumping off point for napoleon or hiller. you need to get this country. there is an element of truth to this. it did feel vulnerable. it did need to protect itself. it was also clear that he was after a land grab and wanted to get what he could. for example, on the 10th of november, 1941, 1941, when the germans were still at the gates of moscow effectively, anthony eden as her frank roberts and a small british delegation go to se

europe's most wanted man. anis amri the main and only suspect into an attack that shattered germany. he may be armed, dangerous, and they are offering a 100,000 euro reward. we are searching for him. we will investigate every lead. we are learning more about the 24-year-old tunisian. he arrived in germany last year and was refused asylum and granted temporary leave to stay. security services admitted that he was known to them and considered a threat with links to one of germany's most islamist networks. he used six different names and three nationalities. person attracted the attention of several security services in germany for his contacts with radical islamists. isny: the hijacked lorry yielding grim evidence. it is thought that amri fought with the man that should have been behind the wheel before shooting can dead. it was 24 hours before the police identified him as a suspect. first, they arrested and released an innocent man, giving amri a head start. flowers for the dead and prayers for the injured. the german foreign minister was joined at the scene by his italian counterpar

that in a couple of places, but not officially confirmed by police. media outlets in germany are reporting that somebody has been arrested. as you were saying, we know that the previous reports had said that the driver fled the scene very quickly and was being actively searched for, well, as i say, a couple of reports saying that the person has been arrested, and at least one channel in germany is saying that it is the driver that has been arrested, but we are waiting for official confirmation on that. it is quite extraordinary, flicking through twitter, how media leak, apart from the horror of what has happened, there is a lot of political argument immediately about whether germany's per door policy to immigrants over the past months —— open—door, this will feed the debate surrounding the upcoming elections in germany next year. indeed, angela merkel coming out in favour of a ban on the wearing of the burke in certain areas. —— burqa. many suggesting that her coalition could take a battering because of the open—door policy that the german government has employed to r

issued in the emmerich area of north rhine—westphalia in western germany. 150 police officers are now involved in searches there. that's happening now — but we're also learning about the period leading up to the attack. here's christian fraser. the truck, carrying 25 tonnes of steel girders had travelled from poland to this factory in berlin. the driver was 37—year—old lukasz urban, who was later found dead inside the cab. his cousin, who owned the truck company, said they lost co nta ct owned the truck company, said they lost contact with him around apm. he was called yesterday to identify the body. translation: there were stabbed wins on the photo i had been shown. i learnt about the gunshot wounds about the police, who told me that apart from being stabbed, he was also shot. on monday morning, he arrived ahead of schedule at the steel factory in berlin, ready to unload. there was no space and he was asked to come back later. he never returned. a dubious tracker is reported to show that at around 3:45pm, the truck was driven erratically, as if someone was learning to drive it.

. one arrested and another dead in the lorry. many christmas markets in germany. this is one of the biggest. they have them all over northern europe. the french say they will now have tightened security and will increase the security presence at their markets. i am wondering why there was no security at this market given how big it is, and also given the history of violence and terror attacks they have been in germany in the last year. that is sure to be a focus of the inquiry that will follow. there are about 60 in berlin, 60 christmas markets. i read some of them do have security and protection and bollards, which is bound to increase the focus on the fa ct bound to increase the focus on the fact that this one in such essential and large place didn't. but it boasts about its openness and that is part of the attraction, that you won't have to get through any security. it won't look like or make you think of the risk of a terror attack. you will enjoy it more if it is apparently friendly. but whether that can continue after tonight's events that can continue after tonight's eve nts

germany about the wanted man anis amri. the times has a picture of the body of anis amri under a blanket in a milan street. it also carries the story of a banking terrorist blacklist which is apparently so useless it includes a three—year—old member of the royal family. the daily mail has some advice for anyone who is feeling unwell over the festive season — postpone christmas. the paper says health chiefs prescribe self—isolation to keep the pressure off casualty units. and the daily mirror says chocolate santas could kill. it reports the co—op has withdrawn them from its shelves, after button batteries were found inside. we will begin with how the guardian is looking at story of anis amri, the man wanted in connection with the man wanted in connection with the berlin christmas market attack. end of the man—hunt, it says. the suspect was killed in a gun battle in milan. questions asked how he could flee across europe, he managed to get into france and italy travelling by trains, and railway tickets have been found. it has become wearily familiar image, this foil blan

around the world. in per germany a truck plows through a shop killing 11 people and injuring dozens more. police have a suspect but warn that person in custody may not be the driver of the truck. >>> and in turkey killed on camera the russian ambassador turkey gunned down, his assassin shouting don't forget aleppo. >>> attacks in switzerland and jordan and yemen, world leaders calling for action. we're covering these stwoers our team of reporters around the world. let's begin with fred. >> reporter: the authorities here still telling the people here in per the only be very careful when they go out on the streets because they are not sure whether the man that they have in custody, the 23-year-old man from the afghanistan-pakistan region was the same person sitting at the wheel of the truck as it plowed through the christmas market that you see right here behind me. they say if you see anything suspicious don't act on your own. call police because, course, the incident that happened here yesterday was so very violent. let's have a look at what happened. bodies strewn across the walkway chr

discussed committing attacks in germany. he took a ten mile hike with others, their gom al to get thi shape to join isis. and his name was on a no-fly list. erin, what is the latest on the investigation? >> reporter: well, poppy about, police conducted raids in areas across germany today. they raided a migrant shelter and a busabout, police conducted raids in areas across germany today. they raided a migrant shelter and a bbout, police conducted raids in areas across germany today. they raided a migrant shelter and a bout, police conducted raids in areas across germany today. they raided a migrant shelter and a but, police conducted raids in areas across germany today. they raided a migrant shelter and a bt, police conducted raids in areas across germany today. they raided a migrant shelter and a b, police conducted raids in areas across germany today. they raided a migrant shelter and a bus and even a fport in deny mama denmark. no arrests so far. but they are considering the possibility that a pro isis recruitment are helping. a 20 metric ton truck plowed in to a berlin christmas ma

assessment of danger in germany. before this attack, we had already said that in germany, we have a serious level of threat that the islamic terrorism is behind this to a large degree. and in the most recent future, we have looked at the question of whether christmas markets and similar events could face a higher level of threat. this event, from what we know, fits into the assessments we had previously made and has been realised. so we don't look at a different type of threat. but we look at the situation where our previous assessment has been realised. means that all the police forces have to work together so that we can bring together everything we can find out about further threats that could be coming our way. and of course, that has consequences for the protective action for such events. in the next few days, the presence of police and security measures, it will all have consequences. measures, it will all have consequences. a question to the berlin police. why weren't there any additional concrete bollards or similar security structures at the christmas market if this was a s

barrelled in to the crowd. he went to germany last year and known to police. he was arrested carrying forged documents but authorities were unable to deport him. he is linked to radical islamist groups. we get details from brian todd. >> reporter: police say anis amri is under suspicion in the market attack in berlin that killed a dozen and wounded 50 others. his identification was found in the truck along with the original driver who had been shot at close range. as the search for the alleged terrorist expands, including raids by police in northern germany where he lived, there's growing concerns about his links to isis. >> reporter: he had contact islamist organizations, variety security services assessed him as a person who poses a risk. >> reporter: isis has claimed responsibility for inspiring the attack, and cnn has learned amri has connections to an isis recruiting operation, funneling would be terrorists to the group's strongholds in syria and iraq. even more concerning, german officials once had amri in custody. officials say he previously faced an assault charge and didn't show up

their security at markets and israel also. now, germany remains on alert as they search for a suspect. fred pleitgen as the most. >> a man hunt underway across germany. isis now claiming to have inspired the attack. the suspect or suspects still at large and armed and considered dangerous as investigators release the man arrested after the attack. captured on cell phone video, the immediate aftermath of the attack that left 12 dead and more than 45 injured. a truck with polish registration and loaded with 25 tons of steel plowing into the outdoor market dragging some pedestrians 50 to 80 meters stopping only after knocking over a christmas tree. >> the truck jumped the curb and barrelled through the crowd. >> inside the truck the body of the truck's polish driver. berlin police say he was not at the wheel during the attack and appeared to have been shot to death. the truck company's owner said his driver appeared to have fought with the attackers. within an hour of the attack police arrested a 23-year-old pakistani immigrant. and a somber chancellor angela merkel addressing a

and try and help. angela merkel visits the scene and voices germany's worst fears. translation: i know it will be particularly difficult for us all to bear, if it is confirmed that the perpetrator had asked for protection and asylum in germany. the death toll from the attack now stands at 12 and 50 people have been injured. also tonight: the body of the russian ambassador to turkey, shot dead yesterday, is brought back to moscow. nicola sturgeon calls for scotland to stay in the single market, even if the rest of the uk leaves. and, a new treatment for prostate cancer that doctors are calling truly transformative. coming up in sportsday on bbc news. a former england cricket captain tells the bbc he expects current skipper, alastair cook, to stand down after the 4—0 series defeat in india. good evening. german police say the driver of the lorry that crashed into a christmas market in berlin yesterday may still be at large. they've released the only suspect but insist they are following other leads. meanwhile, so—called islamic state has claimed responsibility, saying one of its

: if it is confirmed that the perpetrator had asked for protection and asylum in germany, that would be particularly repulsive for the many germans who are engaged day in, day out in helping refugees. in other news... president putin has promised to "step up the fight against terror", after the assassination of the russian ambassador to ankara by an off—duty turkish policeman. russia has sent a team of investigators to turkey. surgeons claim that a new treatment for early stage prostate cancer, using lasers and a drug made from deep sea bacteria, is "truly transformative". let's get more on that man released by police yesterday after that lorry killed 12 people at a christmas market. let's go live to damian mcginest. fill us up to date with the latest. police say they have released the 23—year—old man, because there was not enough evidence to arrest him. he had only been detained, to keep him after midnight,. according to some, the dead driver of the lorry suffered pretty heavy winds. it is unlikely they would be no evidence such as dna left on the perpetrator. that seems as if

welcome to bbc news. reports from germany say police investigating the attack on a christmas market in berlin on monday are now hunting for a tunisian man. officers are said to have found an identity document in the lorry that was driven into a crowd of shoppers. an operation is said to be underway in the north rhine—westphalia state. our crrespondent robert hall is in berlin. aire property developer peter morgan is found guilty of murdering his escort girlfriend georgina simons. yes, the scene here still sealed off by police, as investigations continue, but in this hour, we bring you news of a widening police operation, which has moved to north—west germany, to a town near the dutch border. what appears to have led police there, and we need to treat this with caution because we are basing this on media reports, is the news that they are specifically hunting and you have touched on it, a tunisian man, 2a—year—old, known only as anis a. he is from a region called tataouine which is close to the libyan border in north africa. we believe, police press reports are suggesting, th

tunisia. so last year he moved to kleve in germany. denied asylum, once again he wasn't deported. security services feared he was trying to get automatic weapons for an attack but with no new evidence, surveillance of him was halted in september. with us now is our diplomatic correspondent. very quickly after the news reached us that he was found and shot dead questions are being asked about whether this attack could have been prevented. first of all, it looks as though this was a routine stop in milan. they got lucky. it wasn't a result of any heightened security. that is one factor. the may well have missed him. the key question is, how did he get from berlin to milan? some people think you may have taken the train. it is raising questions about security within the european union? the interests lapsed, they had limited resources. they had to focus on other potential targets, but clearly that was a mistake. he was he radicalised individual planning to create mayhem. this problem of paperwork and individuals were trapped in a limbo, seeking asylum in your country and they do not

political fallout. plus, angela merkel says she is proud of germany's response to the attack. the chancelloror brace investigators and says she hopes the perpetrator will be caught soon. the christmas market where monday's attack took place has now reopened. we will be going there live. the site has also become a memorial to the victims. ♪ >> becky so much for being with us. a 100,000 euro reward in a europe-wide manhunt but so far no trace of germany's most wanted man. authorities are now saying there is a high probability that tunisian anis amri was the perpetrator of the deadly truck attack on a popular christmas market. the 24-year-old was even under police surveillance earlier this year and that is raising questions about security failures and whether officials missed opportunities to prevent monday's attack. reporter: this is where the truck was stolen that was plowed into the christmas market. police search for clues at an industrial site in berlin. across europe authorities are searching for anis amri, the main suspect. this, after investigators found papers with one of