Large police search for missing 13-year-old Lisa Tạ in Berlin-Marzahn

Berlin police are searching on a large scale for Lisa Tạ, a 13-year-old schoolgirl from Marzahn who has been missing since Tuesday. According to the Tagesspiegel, about 220 officers are involved. They are using Mantrailer dogs, questioning residents and handing out search posters. The paper quotes the police as saying there are "indications of a crime", and her family assumes she was abducted. The search is due to continue on Sunday.

Residents of the neighbourhood have reacted with shock. One headline quotes them saying "the children are afraid".

The same news page carries other Berlin stories. The Christmas market on Breitscheidplatz is opening earlier than usual, before Totensonntag, and the pastor of the Memorial Church has criticised the date. The retail association has also distanced itself from the early start. Berlin's Left party has asked its member Vanessa Emde to give up her seat over statements it describes as hostile to Israel. The page also reports that Chancellor Friedrich Merz will turn 71 on 11 November. In a lighter piece, the Tagesspiegel presents the best Berlin chefs of 2026.