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Breaking: Terror attack on Berlin Christmas market
2016-12-19
[Guardian] Several people have been killed and as many as 50 injured after a truck ploughed into a Christmas market in Berlin, according to local media reports.

They suggested the vehicle ran into the market outside the landmark Kaiser Wilhelm memorial church on Monday evening. The reports cited police at the scene who said initial indications pointed to a terror attack.
Mirror link on the same story courtesy of Bright Pebbles. Both no doubt will update as new information comes in.
The Guardian's liveblog is here.
The Telegraph live update is here.
Posted by:European Conservative

#37  Guess who hasn't said anything yet?

Still in a sand trap would be my guess.
Posted by: Raj   2016-12-19 22:23  

#36  #35, Busy Presidentin' (Golfing and freeing prisoners)
Posted by: Frank G   2016-12-19 21:12  

#35  They usually wait for 24 to 48 hours to announce responsibility.
Posted by: newc   2016-12-19 21:11  

#34  We have reactions and condolences from many international leaders.

Guess who hasn't said anything yet?
Posted by: European Conservative   2016-12-19 20:42  

#33  CNN reports that a "truck" killed 12.
Posted by: Clomogum Lumplump7756   2016-12-19 20:37  

#32  12 dead now
Posted by: European Conservative   2016-12-19 20:33  

#31  Danke, Merkel!!
Posted by: charger   2016-12-19 20:00  

#30  Ariel Zurawski is the boss of the Polish company whose driver was murdered. He gave interview not reported by U.K. Media
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2016-12-19 19:53  

#29  German authorities began early Tuesday to sketch a politically explosive portrait of the man arrested in the Berlin Christmas-market attack.

According to a report in the German newspaper Die Welt, translated with computer assistance by the Washington Times, the suspect is a newly-arrived Pakistani refugee.

Der Tagesspiegel, a rival Berlin daily paper, had a similar account, reporting that the man was either Pakistani or Afghan.

In an indication that authorities know a great deal about the man, Die Welt specified the date on which the man arrived in Germany — Feb. 16 this year.

At that time, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was defending her government’s open-door policy to refugees from the Muslim world in the face of an increasing backlash from German voters.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2016-12-19 19:50  

#28  The arrogance of German television is quite amazing. A moderator told his audience that it's midnight now and there won't be any more news about the attack until tomorrow morning.
Posted by: European Conservative   2016-12-19 19:16  

#27  the rumour is the original driver was Polish, and the pakistani terrorist hijacked the van and killed him.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2016-12-19 19:11  

#26  The German daily Welt reports that the driver is a "refugee" from Pakistan although this has not been confirmed.
Posted by: European Conservative   2016-12-19 19:09  

#25  aftermath
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2016-12-19 18:31  

#24  jpal, could be but not confirmed.
We can definitely rule out an accident.
Posted by: European Conservative   2016-12-19 18:21  

#23  Leftist MSM here is called it a truck accident at the moment until they can figure out how to protect the letter "I" first.
Posted by: Woozle Glinenter1578   2016-12-19 17:44  

#22  So the dead 'co-driver' was the real driver who got hijacked and murdered?
Posted by: jpal   2016-12-19 17:42  

#21  It looks like the truck was on its way from Italy to Poland and was hijacked.
Posted by: European Conservative   2016-12-19 17:35  

#20  You're up to something.
Posted by: European Conservative   2016-12-19 17:27  

#19  One "m"?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-12-19 17:23  

#18  Hint: First letter is an I
Posted by: European Conservative   2016-12-19 17:22  

#17  Surprise us
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-12-19 17:21  

#16  Btw I have heard many many words in the last hours.
Guess which word is missing?
Posted by: European Conservative   2016-12-19 17:20  

#15  They'd be very busy if they investigated everyone who criticizes Merkel.

But I do notice that authorities are stepping up their more or less unveiled threats against Facebook and Twitter.

The former German president of the EU parliament (who wants to become chancellor) has called for making presumed "fake news" illegal (whatever this means).

Not encouraging.
Posted by: European Conservative   2016-12-19 16:40  

#14  I had to look up Generalbundesanwalt.
For anyone else who doesn't know, I got this:

"The Federal Prosecutor of the Federal Supreme Court is the supreme law enforcement agency of the Federal Republic of Germany in the field of state protection. It shall exercise the office of the public prosecutor in all serious state protection matters which are particularly sensitive to internal or external security.

Domestic security is affected by politically motivated crimes, especially terrorist acts of violence, external security through treason and espionage. The Federal Prosecutor's Office at the Federal Court of Justice is also responsible for the prosecution of offenses under the Criminal Code."

Correcting my ignorance one day at a time.
Posted by: Whiskey Mike   2016-12-19 16:37  

#13  Busy day for the Amish people
Posted by: European Conservative   2016-12-19 16:35  

#12  European Conservative. Recent reports indicated that people who criticised Merkel on social media were being investigated by the state. Is that true? Is that why people are afraid to step up?
Posted by: Nero White 3083   2016-12-19 16:35  

#11  #BREAKING: Raids in #Schaerbeek #Belgium are taking place after reports of a 'Serious threat'
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2016-12-19 16:24  

#10  Obama takes time out from golfing today to free 231 federal convicts. Some very sad irony here.
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-12-19 16:23  

#9  Polish TV reports that the Polish owner has reported that his truck was stolen.

Also the Generalbundesanwalt has taken over the case. This points to a terror attack.
Posted by: European Conservative   2016-12-19 16:15  

#8  Bright Pebbles

Merkel isn't toast because nobody in the CDU has the balls to step up
Posted by: European Conservative   2016-12-19 16:02  

#7  An accident is possible but somehow I don't believe it. We'll see.
Posted by: European Conservative   2016-12-19 15:59  

#6  Good. Now to identify him, and whether it was an accident or intentional. If he is a jihadi, I hope the police and politicians will not be so stupid as to try to hide the truth.
Posted by: trailing wife   2016-12-19 15:55  

#5  @EC What's the mood in Germany?

Why isn't Merkel toast already?
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2016-12-19 15:54  

#4  said the truck was hired from Poland.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2016-12-19 15:53  

#3  Looks like they got the driver. Co driver dead.
Posted by: European Conservative   2016-12-19 15:51  

#2  Thank you, European Conservative.
Posted by: trailing wife   2016-12-19 15:43  

#1  German media report that the truck had Polish number plates (that doesn't mean the driver is Polish). The driver fled. A person has been apprehended but it's not yet known whether he is the driver.

Up to now at least 9 people dead, more than 50 people wounded.
Posted by: European Conservative   2016-12-19 15:41  

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