Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Christmas Massacre In Berlin Killed 12, Injures 48 People

  A number of British tourists were among those who witnessed the appalling crash - which happened despite authorities being warned of a possible attack
A Pakistani asylum seeker has killed 12 and injured at least 48 people at a Berlin Christian market yesterday evening in a cowardly terrorist attack, the 23 years old hijacked a Polish registered lorry, killed the driver, turned off the lights before driving the lorrying at 40 km/hr into the Christmas market on Breitscheidplatz Square, outside the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin.

The masked terror suspect who fled the scene after the attack was traced to a Berlin zoo where he was arrested and currently been held in a Berlin police station.
The German authority confirmed that the suspect entered Germany between December and February as an asylum seeker through Angela Merkel open door policy.
The Polish truck driver who was carrying steel from Poland to  Germany was found dead in a cab     


                  President-elect Donald Trump branded it an act of terrorism, tweeting: 'Today there were terror attacks in Turkey, Switzerland and Germany - and it is only getting worse'  
  An eyewitness said: 'I just saw this huge black truck speeding through the markets crushing so many people and then all the lights went out and everything was destroyed'
   The 25-tonne vehicle left a path of devastation as it tore through the usually merry festive market 
   One eye witness said the lorry had no lights on when it smashed into the market, adding He said: 'He just drove onto the square. That had to have been intentional, because his lights were not switched on'
  Carnage: There was absolute carnage in Berlin as the festive market turned into a harrowing and tragic scene
  Aerial shots from the scene show the devastating aftermath at the crash scene and debris around the truck 
  There are dozens of ambulances and fire engines at the scene as they work to recover bodies and help those injured
  Ambulances line the streets as rescue workers treat those at the scene and try to save those critically injured 
 Armed police are standing guard at the entrance to the market and around Berlin as security is tightened 
 An injured man is pushed to an ambulance at the site of an accident as scores of others are treated at the scene
           Police detectives climbed over the debris to search the truck, as investigators worked through the night to establish what had happened 

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