BERLIN: The suspect in the Berlin Christmas market truck rampage was arrested with the help of a witness who followed the man after he fled the scene on foot, a German newspaper reported Tuesday.

The respected Die Welt daily said the bystander saw the suspected driver jump out of the cab of the lorry after it had ploughed through a crowd late Monday, killing 12 people and injuring nearly 50 others.

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