Terrorist attack in berlin

• 12 dead and 48 injured, some severely, at Berlin market
• Police release suspect asylum seeker of Pakistani origin
• Attack occurred near landmark Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
• Everything we know so far

German police have released the man arrested over the Berlin terror attack over lack of evidence, meaning the real culprit is still at large and armed and dangerous.

Police urged people to remain "particularly vigilant" and to report "suspicious movement" to a special hotline.

Chancellor Angela Merkel has visited the scene and paid her respects for the victims by laying a single white rose. Tonight, she joined the city's residents for a church service just yards from the horror.