In an attack reminiscent of what took place in Nice, France on Bastille Day, a truck has rammed through a Christmas market in Berlin killing nine people and injuring more than fifty.
German authorities have the driver in custody whose identity is unknown at this point. The only information known is that the truck had Polish license plates.
While there's always a possibility of another Breivik there's a very reasonable chance the perpetrator is an Islamic radical. With the assassination of the Russian Ambassador in Ankara and the shooting outside a Muslim center in Zurich the world will not sleep easy tonight.
UPDATE: Hardly anyone is mentioning this, but the attacker was a Pakistani refugee who came to Germany back in February. This is Mrs. Merkel's legacy. It also strengthens Trump's hand when it comes to his proposed Muslim immigration and travel policy.
UPDATE II: The death toll has risen to 12 & now German authorities aren't sure they have the right man in custody. If they can't find one person then how can they vet in excess of 2 million people in a single year?
UPDATE III: While the perpetrator remains at large, ISIS is claiming him as one of their own and that a member carried out the attack.
UPDATE IV: The perpetrator has now been identified as a Tunisian national named Anis Amri who evidently left his papers in the truck. He remains at large.
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