Suspect in Berlin Lorry incident denies involvement

The suspect in the Berlin lorry attack that killed 12 people and injured 48 others has denied any involvement, Germany's interior minister said. Thomas De Maiziere said he "probably came from Pakistan" but his asylum application had not been completed. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said it would be "particularly sickening" if he were proven to be a refugee. The suspect had been captured in a park 2 km away after fleeing the popular Christmas market in west Berlin. Mrs Merkel has vowed to punish those responsible for the Berlin attack "as harshly as the law allows". Her open-door policy on migration, which saw 890,000 asylum seekers arrive in Germany last year, has divided the country, with critics calling it a security threat. Three separate terrorist attacks in July carried out by refugees have heightened tensions.