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BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel summoned Germany's top security officials Tuesday to discuss the government's response to the deadly truck attack in Berlin that claimed at least 12 lives. Nearly 50 people were injured when a truck plowed into a popular Christmas market filled with tourists.... |
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Chancellor Angela Merkel summoned Germany's top security officials Tuesday to discuss the government's response to the deadly truck attack in Berlin that claimed at least 12 lives. Nearly 50 people were injured when a truck plowed into a popular Christmas market filled with tourists and locals.... |
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“I know it would be especially hard for us all to bear if it were confirmed that (the) person who committed this act was someone who sought protection and asylum,” she added. She promised that every detail would be cleared up and the perpetrator would be punished with the full force of the law. |
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Related Coverage BERLIN (AP) — The driver who rammed a truck into a crowded Christmas market in the heart of the German capital, killing at least 12 people and injuring nearly 50, did so intentionally, police said Tuesday. Chancellor Angela Merkel said authorities believe it was a terror attack. |
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The German newspaper Die Welt reported, citing police sources that it did not name, that the suspect in custody was a 23-year-old migrant from Pakistan who was known to the police. The newspaper said he had arrived in Germany in February from the Balkans. |
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BERLIN Investigators said they suspect the driver of a truck that plowed into a crowd at a Berlin Christmas market, killing 12 people and injuring 48, did so in a deliberate terrorist attack, and Chancellor Angela Merkel said he may have been an asylum-seeker. |
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BERLIN: Investigators said they suspect the driver of a truck that plowed into a crowd at a Berlin Christmas market, killing 12 people and injuring 48, did so in a deliberate terrorist attack, and Chancellor Angela Merkel said he may have been an asylum-seeker. |
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Investigators said they suspect the driver of a truck that ploughed into a crowd at a Berlin Christmas market, killing 12 people and injuring 48, did so in a deliberate terrorist attack, and Chancellor Angela Merkel said he may have been an asylum-seeker. |
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It is not known if the man found dead in the lorry was killed before or during the crash, and police have refused yet to release the identity or nationality. There is speculation that the man killed in the cab was the Polish driver, while the man arrested could have hijacked the vehicle then escaped. |
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It is not known if the man found dead in the lorry was killed before or during the crash, and police have refused yet to release the identity or nationality. There is speculation that the man killed in the cab was the Polish driver, while the man arrested could have hijacked the vehicle then escaped. |
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