UPDATING: 12 Dead, 48 Injured by Truck in Christmas Market in Berlin
Being Called Possible Terror AttackÂ
A truck minutes ago slammed into a popular Christmas market in a public square in Berlin, Germany. Law enforcement officials have yet to determine if it is an act of terrorism or an accident, but preliminary reports say it has the “hallmarks” of a terror attack. At least 50 people have been injured and many are believed dead, CNN reports.
BREAKING: Multiple people are dead, at least 50 hurt, in Berlin truck incident, police say https://t.co/1zGnyihsNu https://t.co/BSjMR1k6yM
— CNN (@CNN) December 19, 2016
UPDATE I: 3:28 PM EST –
Via BBC News:
Police now say they suspect it was a deliberate attack. Video footage from the scene shows stalls knocked over and people lying injured on the ground.
The driver is on the run, German media report.Â
The market is at Breitscheidplatz close to the Kurfuerstendamm, the main shopping street in the city’s west.
A reporter for the Berliner Morgenpost described a “gruesome scene”.
Berlin police says truck plowing through Christmas market at #Breitscheidplatz was probably an attack – spokesperson to @dpa
— Mathieu von Rohr (@mathieuvonrohr) December 19, 2016
UPDATE II: 3:41 PM EST –
Police have driver in custody, per MSNBC.
UPDATE III: 8:09 PM EST –
12 dead, 48 injured. Berlin authorities have not officially said if this is an act of terrorism, but others, including President Obama, have.
#BREAKING: The death toll of the Berlin Christmas market attack has risen to 12, with 48 injured, police say. pic.twitter.com/S8RR1zUQNy
— Fusion (@Fusion) December 20, 2016
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