Berlin Police See Truck Incident as 'Terrorist Attack'

World » EU | December 20, 2016, Tuesday // 07:07
Bulgaria: Berlin Police See Truck Incident as 'Terrorist Attack' Photo: BNR

At least twelve people died after a lorry crashed into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin, Germany, city police say.

Another 48 were left injured.

Berlin police said on Twitter data suggested the lorry veered "willfully" into the Christmas market, designating the development as a "suspected terrorist attack".

 

The man arrested may have entered Germany as a refugee in February.

According to Die Welt newspaper, he applied for asylum in the spring.

A Polish national sitting next to the driver was dead at the moment police arrived. 

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