Berlin,Germany Attack: 12 People Dead, 50 others injured Truck Crash

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UPDATE:
Berlin Truck Attack:
-9 Dead
-50 Wounded
-Attacker at Large

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One person killed after vehicle runs into market, with local media unsure whether it was accident or terror attack.
A truck is seen near the Christmas market in Berlin, Germany December 19, 2016.
A truck is seen near the Christmas market in Berlin, Germany December 19, 2016.
One person has died after a truck ploughed into a Christmas market in Berlin, German police have said.

Local media reports suggested the vehicle ran into the market outside the landmark Kaiser Wilhelm memorial church on Monday evening. They said police at the scene had said initial indications pointed to an attack.

A photograph posted by the Morgenpost showed damaged tables and stalls, while footage posted online by the same outlet showed a truck on the scene and police officers investigating. The Berliner Zeitung said police also believed there to be multiple injuries.
Paramedics work at the site of an accident at a Christmas market on Breitscheidplatz square in the west of Berlin.

Paramedics work at the site of an accident at a Christmas market on Breitscheidplatz square in the west of Berlin. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

Both newspapers reported it wasn’t not immediately clear whether the incident was an accident or some kind of an attack on the market.

Breitscheidplatz, where the market was set up, is one of Berlin’s busiest shopping areas.


According to Berliner Zeitung, the lorry veered off Budapester Strasse across the pavement and stopped just before the Christmas tree on the square. The street has been cordoned off and a meeting point for relatives has been set up. The Christmas market has been cleared and a police spokesman said there are concerns the crash may have caused a gas leak.

More details soon …

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