A huge truck ran into the crowd at a Christmas market in Berlin killing 12 people and leaving many wounded. The incident came as appalling act of terrorism which gave horrific jitters to people in a celebratory holiday mood of Christmas.
Two high-ranking German officials told The Washington Post that, “the suspect is believed to be a Pakistani national who arrived in February as an asylum seeker. If the man is confirmed as the culprit, it is likely to fuel an already heated debate in Germany over Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to open the door last year to nearly 1 million migrants, most of them fleeing war in the Middle East."
"We were enjoying the Christmas markets and some mulled wine," one witness, Emma Rushton said. "We heard a loud bang and we started to see to our left Christmas lights were being torn down."
The incident is hugely mourned by many leaders across the world.
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