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9 dead, many injured as truck plows into Christmas market in Berlin in likely terrorist attack
December 19, 2016 at 15:34
A truck has ploughed into a Christmas market in western Berlin killing nine and injuring several people, according to police.
The incident happened in one of Berlin’s largest Christmas markets, located in the western Charlottenburg district. It is also close to Berlin’s key shopping mile, Kurfuerstendamm, and a famous tourist site, Memorial Church.
“We can confirm nine fatalities & many injured. A lot of our colleagues are at #Breitscheidplatz to investigate the background,” a message on the official police Twitter account said.
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