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== Vehicle ==
== Vehicle ==
The vehicle involved was a black [[Scania AB|Scania]] [[semi-trailer truck]]. <ref name=":0" /> The truck bore [[Vehicle registration plates of Poland|Polish number plates]] and belonged to a Polish delivery company Usługi Transportowe Ariel Żurawski, based in [[Gryfino]]<ref>www.money.pl/gospodarka/wiadomosci/artykul/zurawski-ciezarowka-kierowca-polska-zamach,245,0,2222325.html</ref>.
The vehicle involved was a black [[Scania AB|Scania]] [[semi-trailer truck]]. <ref name=":0" /> The truck bore [[Vehicle registration plates of Poland|Polish number plates]] and belonged to a Polish delivery company Usługi Transportowe Ariel Żurawski, based in [[Gryfino]]<ref>www.money.pl/gospodarka/wiadomosci/artykul/zurawski-ciezarowka-kierowca-polska-zamach,245,0,2222325.html</ref>.
The owner of the truck interviewed by Polish TV said that the original driver was his cousin. The company last contacted the driver between 15:00 and 16:00, when the driver reported that he had got to the destination company in Berlin too late, and he had to wait there to unload his truck the following morning.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/dec/19/berlin-truck-crash-christmas-market-live|title=Berlin truck crash: 'suspicious person' arrested after nine killed at Christmas market – live|last=Jamieson|first=Amber|date=2016-12-19|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2016-12-19}}</ref>http://ekstrabladet.dk/112/koerte-lastbil-ind-i-folkemaengde-en-gerningsmand-anholdt-og-en-doed/6459633</ref>
The owner of the truck interviewed by Polish TV said that the original driver was his cousin. The company last contacted the driver between 15:00 and 16:00, when the driver reported that he had got to the destination company in Berlin too late, and he had to wait there to unload his truck the following morning.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/dec/19/berlin-truck-crash-christmas-market-live|title=Berlin truck crash: 'suspicious person' arrested after nine killed at Christmas market – live|last=Jamieson|first=Amber|date=2016-12-19|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2016-12-19}}. The owner of the truck thinks his cousin were kidnapped. </ref>http://ekstrabladet.dk/112/koerte-lastbil-ind-i-folkemaengde-en-gerningsmand-anholdt-og-en-doed/6459633</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:52, 19 December 2016

2016 Berlin attack
The Berlin Christmas market in 2009. The attack occurred outside the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church.
LocationBreitscheidplatz Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates52°30′19″N 13°20′4″E / 52.50528°N 13.33444°E / 52.50528; 13.33444
Date19 December 2016 (2016-12-19)
circa 20:00 CET
Attack type
Vehicular assault
Deaths9+[1]
Injured50+[2]

On 19 December 2016 at about 20:00 local time, a truck ran through a Christmas market at Breitscheidplatz in Berlin, Germany, killing at least nine people and injuring at least 50 more.[3][4] The truck drove 50–80 metres, crossing the walkway and destroying booths.[5] Local police stated that the vehicle came from the direction of Budapester Strasse before finally coming to rest in front of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church.[6] The driver was reported to have fled towards the Berlin Zoological Garden.[5] The suspect, believed to be the driver, has been taken into custody.[7][8] Police said a second occupant of the truck died at the scene.[9]

Vehicle

The vehicle involved was a black Scania semi-trailer truck. [8] The truck bore Polish number plates and belonged to a Polish delivery company Usługi Transportowe Ariel Żurawski, based in Gryfino[10]. The owner of the truck interviewed by Polish TV said that the original driver was his cousin. The company last contacted the driver between 15:00 and 16:00, when the driver reported that he had got to the destination company in Berlin too late, and he had to wait there to unload his truck the following morning.[11]http://ekstrabladet.dk/112/koerte-lastbil-ind-i-folkemaengde-en-gerningsmand-anholdt-og-en-doed/6459633</ref>

References

  1. ^ "Truck crashes into Christmas Market in Berlin, at least 9 dead". BNO News. 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  2. ^ "Truck runs into crowded Christmas market in Berlin; 9 dead, at least 50 injured | world-news". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  3. ^ "Truck plows into crowd at Berlin Christmas market one dead". Reuters. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Berlin police: Truck runs through Christmas market - CNN.com". CNN. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Polizei: Neun Tote bei Anschlag auf Berliner Weihnachtsmarkt". Deutsche Wirtschafts Nachrichten. December 19, 2016.
  6. ^ Rawlinson, Kevin; Lawther, Kate Connolly Fran (2016-12-19). "Berlin: at least nine dead after truck crashes into Christmas market". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  7. ^ "BNO News on Twitter". Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Suspected driver of lorry that ploughed into Berlin Christmas market arrested". 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Lkw rast auf Weihnachtsmarkt - Polizei vermutet Anschlag". Berliner Morgenpost.
  10. ^ www.money.pl/gospodarka/wiadomosci/artykul/zurawski-ciezarowka-kierowca-polska-zamach,245,0,2222325.html
  11. ^ Jamieson, Amber (2016-12-19). "Berlin truck crash: 'suspicious person' arrested after nine killed at Christmas market – live". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-12-19.. The owner of the truck thinks his cousin were kidnapped.
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