A truck slammed into a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin on Monday evening. Around 50 people were injured and 12 were dead. Germany’s interior minister said it looked like an attack.
Police said on Twitter that they had taken one suspect into custody and another passenger from the truck had died.
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Rushton, a tourist told CNN that the truck seemed to be travelling at about 40 mph (65 kph). The truck veered into the market around 8 p.m. The market is a traditional cluster of wooden huts which sell food and Christmas goods in an annual celebration that replicates across Central Europe.
White House and US President-elect Donald Trump condemned the attack.
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