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2016 Berlin attack

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Berlin 2016 terror attack: Background still unclear | DW News

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Berlin attack: Police uncertain detained suspect drove lorry - BBC News

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ISIS Claims Responsibility for Berlin Christmas Market Attack

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Video Shows the Moment Truck Barreled into the Christmas Market in Berlin

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Special report: Berlin Christmas market attack

On 19 December 2016, a truck was deliberately driven into the Christmas market next to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church at Breitscheidplatz in Berlin, leaving 12 people dead and 56 others injured. One of the victims was the truck's original driver, Łukasz Urban, who was found shot dead in the passenger seat. The truck was eventually stopped by its automatic brakes. The perpetrator was Anis Amri, a Tunisian failed asylum seeker. Four days after the attack, he was killed in a shootout with police near Milan in Italy. An initial suspect was arrested and later released due to lack of evidence. The event was designated as a terrorist attack.
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