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Lorry plows into crowd at Berlin's Christmas market

The truck made it as far as 80 metres (yards) into the Christmas market before it came to a halt, said police.

By :  naren pulloor
Update: 2016-12-20 03:29 GMT
A lorry ploughed into a busy Christmas market in Berlin, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens more in what police said was a suspected terror attack.
Forensic experts of the police investigate the crime scene after a truck ran into a crowded Christmas market.
Firefighters look at a toppled Christmas tree after a truck ran into a crowded Christmas market and killed several people in Berlin.
Firefighters inspect the site of the attack.
A firefighter attends an injured person in an ambulance after a truck ran into a crowded Christmas market and killed several people in Berlin.
Police stand in front of a truck which ran into a crowded Christmas market killing several people in Berlin, Germany.
Policemen stand next to a truck that crashed into a christmas market in Berlin.
As witnesses described scenes of panic and carnage, police said at least 12 people were killed and 48 others were injured in the incident which comes less than a week before Christmas.
Ambulances and heavily armed police rushed to the area after the vehicle mounted the pavement of the market in a square popular with tourists.
The truck made it as far as 80 metres (yards) into the Christmas market before it came to a halt, said police.

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