members of the public tended to victims, as police urged berliners to stay indoors until the all—clear could be given. the authorities are treating it as a deliberate attack. it wentjust past me, past my girlfriend. i think it missed me by three metres and missed her by five metres. it came into the entrance and hit the sides of the barriers, and then carried on past us. a man who shot dead the russian ambassador to turkey has been identified as an off—duty policeman. the killer urged the world to remember the syrian city of aleppo. he'd been seen in the background as ambassador karlov addressed a meeting. moscow said the murder was an act of terrorism. let's take a look now at tomorrow's papers,

many of them lead with the events in berlin. with me are the broadcaster, natalie haynes, and rob merrick, deputy political editor at the independent. ‘massacre at the market‘ is on the metro front page. the story of a fatal lorry crash, in central berlin dominates tomorrow's front pages. the daily mirror are calling it ‘the berlin bloodbath‘. it's leading the guardian front page, which is reporting that nine people have died. the daily express report the lorry crashed into shoppers at a speed of a0 miles per hour. the i confirm the lorry driver has been arrested, and that a passenger on board died at the scene. the times report that the lorry belonged to a polish delivery company. and a powerful image dominates the daily mail front page, showing the smashed windscreen of the lorry covered in christmas decorations. we will start with the times. christmas carnage in berlin. lorry

ploughed into market crowds, at least nine confirmed dead. terror attack suspected. this has been hallmarks of what we saw on bastille day earlier this year. that was in nice, in the south of france. the story you have been talking about all evening, of course. it does not seem to be any doubt it was a terrorist attack. we wait for the inevitable claim of responsibility from islamic state. i'm sure that will come whether they orchestrated the attack or not. a couple of striking beings in the times coverage. “— striking beings in the times coverage. —— things. the suspicion is that the truck was hijacked. it belonged to a polished delivery company. contact with the driver was lost at four pm some time before the incident, leading to speculation that it had been hijacked —— them out. there was a quote that the driver wore a mask. as he ran off,

he tore off his mask, which we had not seen before. that is quite interesting. if it is linked to islamic state, and the indication perhaps with the comparisons to nice is that there may be the case, if terrorism is proved to be responsible for this, actually trying to disappear into the crowd is something that did not happen in nice. it may well have been because this man actually died in the front of the scab, but having said that, so of the scab, but having said that, so many islamic state volunteers have no problem in giving up their lives for their cause —— cab. have no problem in giving up their lives for their cause -- cab. that is true. all we can assume is that this man for whatever reason, whether his ideology or pragmatism preferred to try to make a run for it, but obviously without success. there are two people we think were in the cab of the track, and one of

them was dead. there are various soufces them was dead. there are various sources saying it looks like it was a cause of the accident rather than the police shooting through the cab window, for example. obviously the other men tried to make a run for it but was unsuccessful. he was ca ptu red but was unsuccessful. he was captured quite close to be seen, and one assumes the information he gives the police will help their inquiries. the guardian front page, nine dead in building truck horror. dozens hurt in accident. this was not an accident, say witnesses. 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 m ust that can continue after tonight's events must be a question. the softest of targets, people simply enjoying themselves and not necessarily looking out for the possibility of certainly this kind

of attack. just coming completely out of the blue. christmas markets, yourfamily are in belgium. you like christmas market and go to them? is this the kind of thing that would put them off. i am afraid of cards anyway, which i don't think i have told you. i am incredibly afraid of crowded places, which is why i don't travel on the tube. i live my life alone, but i am already nervous about all of those things. your family in bojan? they are more mature in every regard than i am, even the ones younger than me —— belgium. whenl even the ones younger than me —— belgium. when i go there, i will go toa belgium. when i go there, i will go to a small christmas market in bruges. i would struggle to go to the big one in brussels. that would be too many people, too much humans ina be too many people, too much humans in a small place for my taste. the front page of the financial times, truck driven into christmas crowd

kills at least nine in berlin. 50 have been injured. there is every possibility this death toll could rise. it makes the comparison on the front page, echoes of nice ad sizzled market. one analyst was suggesting to me the german security services, much smaller than in britain, and less able to pick up the little chatter the security services might be able to pick up in this country —— in christmas market. and not as integrated as some of the others. i do not know about that. there was a quote a few months ago from one of the terrorists in the belgian attack last year, who a p pa re ntly belgian attack last year, who apparently said there would not come to britain because they believed the british security services and in with intelligence was better, which may be of some small comfort to us tonight. i could not speak about

this situation in germany. looking at the ft, what it does say is that isis may not have orchestrated the attack, even if they inspired the person who carried it out. but they make the point that security officials have long warned that isis could smuggle operatives into germany under the cover of the i million refugees who have poured into the country since the start of 2015. it is the third terror attack in germany in a short while, and there is bound to be a political fallout from this, certainly if other terror attacks follow. angela merkel took a heavy kit for her opendoor policy towards refugees. it was unpopular with some citizens. she announced she would run for re—election next year —— heavy hitter. 0ne re—election next year —— heavy hitter. one of their fees may be that there will be further attacks that there will be further attacks that will damage her enter canada —— fears. she is seemingly moving away

from the opendoor policy —— and her candidature. she's talking about burning tobacco. there are fears her policy could have contributed to the security situation worsening in germany but also clearly worried she will be kicked out of power. i'm sure that is how it will be presented during the election campaign. i don't see how anyone running against it would resist the temptation to say she was somehow responsible for anything that has gone wrong in germany in the last four years. we will see if this episode has not been politicised by that. i'm sure it will be during that. i'm sure it will be during that campaign. i don't see how we can not be. massacre at the market, the front page of the metro. laurie mows down at least nine christmas shoppers. and the front page as well, russia's ambassador to turkey has been shot, assassinated —— lorry. it looks on this front page

as if the men in the suit would the gun is somehow linked to the headline, but he is not. —— men in the seat with the gun. he is linked to the attack in ankara. 0r the seat with the gun. he is linked to the attack in ankara. or are they somehow linking the two and it is just a messy front—page? somehow linking the two and it is just a messy front-page? it could be seen just a messy front-page? it could be seen as just a messy front-page? it could be seen as confusing. they are probably right to bring together the two stories because they are imported. when i left the office tonight, i imagined we would be spending most of ourtime imagined we would be spending most of our time talking about the assassination of the russian ambassador, but it has been overshadowed by what happened in berlin. but it is probably right to reflect both stories, because the assassination itself is a striking event. it is perhaps not going to have the repercussions people probably feared, because there are strong ties between turkey and russia at the moment, but it looks like it was a lone person and no

reason to think it will lead to some sort of conflict between russia and turkey. but a very significant story as well. naturally, the problem is you just can't. .. unless as well. naturally, the problem is you just can't... unless you shut these markets down and have armed security 2a hours a day around potentially soft targets, it only ta kes potentially soft targets, it only takes one terrorist or one person intent on killing to get through all of the security that any state may have. yes, and you only have to think how absolutely hateful it is to travel through an airport to know the consequences of trying to make everything safe sometimes are so an arrest that they actually destroy the pleasure in the thing you are trying to do. so most of us put up with airport security because we really wa nt with airport security because we really want to get to the place we wa nt really want to get to the place we want to get to. but would you go to a german market if you had to have your bags searched and if you had to park two miles away and walk because

it was concreted off at every stage? the answer is probably lots of people would not. you have had interviews with an eyewitness earlier this evening who said having just been in this terrifying experience, she said they planned to spend the rest of their weekend doing what they were going to do in berlin and staying there. not everybody feels like that, of course. some people's anxiety is too great and they are put off, but traditionally, in europe, we have tried to create terrorist atrocities with stoicism and courage, right back to when i was a small child, not even able to walk, i think, when the ira bombed near where i grew up. i only ever remember birmingham being stoic about it. i am certain that belgian has been stoic and i

would be astonished if berlin was not. donald trump, president-elect. he put out a statement. this is the official statement. 0ur he put out a statement. this is the official statement. our hearts and prayers are with the loved ones of the victims in today's attack in berlin. innocent civilians were murdered in the street as they prepare to celebrate christmas. it's a state and other terrorists continue to slaughter christians in the community and places of worship as part of their globaljihad. these terrorists and their worldwide networks must be eradicated. he said that on twitter. that was the official statement. he then goes on twitter and says the attacks in germany, turkey and switzerland, so he has put the three together, show the civilised world must change thinking. what does he mean by that, do you think? i can't claim to peer into the soul of... the best guess is wrong. the statement itself is

extraordinary. the president—elect coming out immediately, it is ok for us coming out immediately, it is ok for us to speculate, but we don't know. there is no proof. normally elected politicians would not lead to the nearest microphone and scream certainty where none exists. but most politicians are not donald trump. the second part of the tweets... trump. the second part of the tweets. . . who trump. the second part of the tweets... who knows? the official statement is quite alarming. he has already construed it as a specifically religious conflict, and i would feel presumptuous suggesting everybody in a marketplace in berlin was christian, would you? there have been many and will be more terrorist attacks in coming years and u nfortu nately attacks in coming years and unfortunately donald trump will no doubt react in a similarly worrying ways. in the sun, slain, this is the

other tack today, there have been three, one in switzerland, germany and this, terror at christmas, putin's man executed just hours later, this is after truck bomb, nine die in market truck attack, umm, so, natalie, the sun and the other papers putting these stories together, evidential in not necessarily linked, and want expert i spoke with set, look, do not discount the power of coincidence, it could simply be confidence, but this man shouting allah before he publicly shoots the ambassador from russia