At one of the busiest times at a Berlin Christmas Market,a large truck jumped a sidewalk. It plowed through crowed areas killing 12 and injuring 50. There was no road through the market. The police are treating this as a terror attack. The toll of the dead and injured may rise. The semi truck had two people in the cab. The passenger was dead and the driver was captured. He was later released because he was not involved. Pray for the family and friends of those killed and injured. If you do not pray, please keep them in your positive thoughts.
Today 12/20/2016 Daesh /Daw'aish has claimed responsibility for this atrocity.
Today, 12/21/2016, Anis Amri, a 23 year old Tunisia ex-convict is wanted as the driver of the truck. He left his ID and DNA. This man is noted to use numerous fake names and nationalities. He is being sought all over Europe. 100,00 euros are offered as a reward according to the first link.
I watched news feeds and read the following links before blogging.
**UPDATE**http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/21/world/europe/berlin-christmas-market-attack.html?_r=0
**UPDATE**http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/20/europe/berlin-christmas-market-truck/index.html
**UPDATE**https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/19/berlin-truck-crashes-into-christmas-market
**UPDATE**http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/20/europe/berlin-christmas-market-truck/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/19/europe/berlin-christmas-market-truck/index.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/19/world/europe/berlin-christmas-market-truck-crash.html?_r=0
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/12/19/report-truck-drives-into-crowded-christmas-market-in-berlin.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/truck-plows-christmas-market-berlin-injuring-killing-multiple-people-n697926
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-truck-idUSKBN148287
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/truck-plows-berlin-christmas-market-article-1.2916392
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4049442/Terror-attack-fears-lorry-ploughs-Christmas-market-Berlin-leaving-two-people-dead.html
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