2016 Berlin truck attack

On 19 December 2016 at 20:02 Central European Time, a truck rammed into a crowd of people at a Christmas market in Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany. This killed 12 people and injured 49 others. The original driver of the truck was found shot dead in the passenger seat. 

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack. The perpatrator was Anis Amri, a Tunisian asylum seeker. On 23 December 2016, Amri was shot dead by an Italian police officer in Sesto San Giovanni, Lombardy. German police later confirmed that Amri's fingerprints were the same as those in the truck.

 Attack 
The truck that was involved, a Scania semi-trailer truck,LKW rast in Weihnachtsmarkt auf Breitscheidplatz.  In: Berliner Zeitung, 19. Dezember 2016 was owned by a Polish company named Usługi Transportowe Ariel Żurawski. The truck was transporting steel beams to Berlin.

The original truck driver, Lukasz Urban, is believed to have been killed by the perpetrator. He was stabbed and shot in the head. On 19 December 2016, at 20:02 local time, the truck drove through a Christmas market. This killed 12 people. The truck drove 50–80 metres (160–260 ft) and destroyed many booths. Some witnesses saw the driver leave the truck and run towards Tiergarten.

 Reactions 
Czech Finance Minister Andrej Babiš said "Unfortunately... [Angela Merkel's open-door migration] policy is responsible for this dreadful act. It was she who let migrants enter Germany and the whole of Europe in uncontrolled waves, without papers, therefore without knowing who they really are.""Czech finance minister says 'no place' for migrants in Europe". Reuters. 20 December 2016."Berlin market attack: ISIL claims responsibility, prosecutors release main suspect, perpetrator potentially still at large". Euronews. 20 December 2016. Marcus Pretzell, husband of AfD leader Frauke Petry, tweeted: "When will the German state of law strike back? When will this cursed hypocrisy finally stop? These are Merkel's dead! #Nice #Berlin."

Muslims and Chrisitians held a vigil together after the attack."Live: vigil held for victims of Berlin Christmas market attack". The Daily Telegraph. 20 December 2016.

Related pages
 Terrorism
 Islamic terrorism
 2016 Nice attack
 Charlie Hebdo shooting
 2024 Solingen stabbing
 2024 Magdeburg attack
 2018 Strasbourg shooting
 November 2015 Paris attacks
 April 2017 Champs-Élysées attack

Notes

References

Category:Islamic State
Category:2016 in Germany
Category:Religion in Germany
Category:Mass murder in 2016
Category:December 2016 events
Category:Mass murder in Germany
Category:2010s crimes in Germany
Category:2010s murders in Europe
Category:2016 disasters in Europe
Category:Terrorist incidents in Germany
Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2016
2016 truck attack
Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in Europe
Category:Terrorist incidents in Europe in 2016
Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2016
Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in Germany
Category:Terrorist incidents involving vehicular attacks