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German Interior Minister: Berlin Truck Ramming Incident Possibly a Terror Attack

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Monday's truck ramming incident at a Christmas market in Berlin may have been a terrorist act, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Tuesday. 19.12.2016, Sputnik International

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German Interior Minister: Berlin Truck Ramming Incident Possibly a Terror Attack

23:25 GMT 19.12.2016 (Updated: 20:45 GMT 19.10.2022)

Police and emergency workers at the site of an attack at a Christmas market in Berlin. - Sputnik International

Monday's truck ramming incident at a Christmas market in Berlin may have been a terrorist act, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Tuesday.

Police stand beside a damaged truck which ran into crowded Christmas market in Berlin, Germany. - Sputnik International

Horrific Video Shows Tragic Scene of Berlin Christmas Market Attack

19 December 2016, 22:13 GMT

BERLIN (Sputnik) — Late on Monday, German police said that at least nine people were killed and 50 injured by the truck ramming attack in Berlin. A suspected perpetrator has been detained, according to police.

"There are several things indicating that this was a terrorist act," de Maiziere said, as quoted by the N-24 channel.