Berlin: at least nine dead after truck crashes into Christmas market

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Many people also left injured after vehicle runs into night market, with police claiming initial indications point to a terror attack

 

 A truck is seen near the Christmas market in Berlin, Germany December 19, 2016. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

Kevin Rawlinson, and Kate Connolly in Berlin

Monday 19 December 2016 14.48 EST

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At least nine people have been killed and many more wereinjured, according to German police, after a truck ploughed into a Christmas market in Berlin.

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.

Police said the lorry came from the direction of Budapester Strasse, over the pavement, coming to a halt by a Christmas tree in front of the Gedächtnis Kirche, or Memorial Church. Known locally as the jagged tooth, the church was bombed in the second world war, and left more or less in its ruined state as a memorial to the victims of the war. It’s one of the most popular tourist sites in Berlin, and very close to the Berlin Zoo.

Police have cleared the area and volunteers have set up an information point for relatives looking for news of missing loved ones. The Christmas market has been cleared and a police spokesman said there are concerns the crash may have also caused a gas leak.

A photograph posted by the Morgenpost newspaper 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.

Both newspapers reported it was 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.

One witness, Emma Rushton, said the lorry ploughed through the market, adding that people had been crushed.

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[ziboomba1]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/19/berlin-truck-crashes-into-christmas-market

[stockdazzler]

WTF truck attack 2nd time anukunta kada e year. worst na kodlaki baga kalchie pettali

[ziboomba1]

41 minutes ago, stockdazzler said:

WTF truck attack 2nd time anukunta kada e year. worst na kodlaki baga kalchie pettali

inka holiday season ki inkonni attacks expect cheyochemo

[ziboomba1]

ISIS claims responsibility for Berlin Christmas market attack

By Chris Perez

December 19, 2016 | 4:28pm | Updated

 

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Rescue workers push a person on a stretcher after a truck plowed through a Christmas market in Berlin, Germany.Getty Images

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the deadly Christmas market truck crash in Berlin, a report says.

The Iraqi Popular Mobilization Force tweeted that the terror group was taking credit for the incident, which left at least nine people dead at a major public market Monday.

The driver of the truck has been apprehended by police, according to CNN.

[4Vikram]

endo okate saari three places lo aindi ivale something fishy 

[kittaya]

1 hour ago, 4Vikram said:

endo okate saari three places lo aindi ivale something fishy 

roju earthquakes vasthayi ani telisthe ni paristiti ntooo 

check the earthquake radar FYI

[micxas]

[boeing747]

germany ki suthi methagaaaaa

[Spartan]

i though Germany was a major hurdle atleast for sometime to ISIS to reach London.

but they breached it in one year itself...

inka London has Fallen nijam avutadi....  #vision2020

[4Vikram]

1 hour ago, kittaya said:

roju earthquakes vasthayi ani telisthe ni paristiti ntooo 

check the earthquake radar FYI

But ikada aindi Earth quake oo leka thoofan valano kadu kada 😯

[nissan]

36 minutes ago, Spartan said:

i though Germany was a major hurdle atleast for sometime to ISIS to reach London.

but they breached it in one year itself...

inka London has Fallen nijam avutadi....  #vision2020

germany is no stranger to this party........ thomidhi padhakondu ki sambaninchina naluguru lo iddaru they were a part of ham burg cell 

[Spartan]

1 hour ago, nissan said:

germany is no stranger to this party........ thomidhi padhakondu ki sambaninchina naluguru lo iddaru they were a part of ham burg cell 

dani tarvata strict chesaru baga..movie kuda vachindi..how they track anedani meeda kuda. forgot the name.

 

[Prabhas_Fan]

[lazybugger]

2 hours ago, Spartan said:

i though Germany was a major hurdle atleast for sometime to ISIS to reach London.

but they breached it in one year itself...

inka London has Fallen nijam avutadi....  #vision2020

superb analysis.