Berlin attack video shows scores of injured and bloodied shoppers lying on ground moments after lorry ploughed through Christmas market
THIS shocking video reveals the bloody chaos and destruction caused by a lorry driver who ploughed their vehicle into Christmas market shoppers in Berlin.
Pools of blood and scores of people left badly injured are seen among the debris of market stalls torn to pieces in the deadly attack.
Panicked witnesses and survivors are also seen tending to people lying injured on the ground after the attack killed 12 and injured another 50.
The crash occurred in Breitscheidplatz, a major public square in the city in a chilling echo of the deadly terror attack in Nice earlier this year.
It was reported ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack, though this is yet to be verified. It does come just weeks after the terror group called for "festive slaughter".
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Briton Emma Rushton, who was in the Berlin market, saw the lorry rush past her at speed and said it could not have been an accident.
She told she only missed being caught in the chaos because she had climbed up some steps to take a seat.
She said: "We heard a massive bang. About eight to 10 feet in front of us was where the lorry ploughed through. It ploughed through the stall where we bought our mulled wine.
“It ploughed through people and the wooden huts, it tore the lights down. Everything went dark, it was black and there was screaming. It was awful.
"People were tearing off wooden panels to get out."
Jan Hollitzer, deputy editor-in-chief of Berliner Morgenpost, told : "I heard a big noise and then I moved on the Christmas market and saw much chaos...many injured people.
"It was really traumatic."
The driver of the truck initially fled the scene, but was arrested nearby. A passenger inside the vehicle died at the scene.
In the wake of the attack, Facebook activated its safety check function to enable those in the area to inform loved ones they are OK.
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