2016 Berlin attack
 Aftermath | |
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| Date | 19 December 2016 |
|---|---|
| Location | Breitscheidplatz, Berlin, Germany |
| Blamed on | Anis Amri |
| Deaths | 12 |
| Injured (non-fatal) | 49 |
| Interest of | Elias Davidsson |
| Description | Reported truck hijacking in Berlin attributed to ISIL. |
The 2016 Berlin attack occurred on the evening of 19 December 2016.
Official narrative
On 19 December 2016, a truck was deliberately driven into the Christmas market next to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church at Breitscheidplatz in Berlin, leaving 12 people dead and 56 others injured. One of the victims was the truck's original driver, Łukasz Urban, who was found shot dead in the passenger seat. The truck was eventually stopped by its automatic brakes.
The BBC reported the next day that ISIL had claimed responsibility for the attack.[1]
Wikipedia names Anis Amri, an unsuccessful asylum seeker from Tunisia, as the "assailant", but as of January 2019 did not have a separate page for him. CNN reported that "The suspect’s identity papers were found inside the truck."[2] Four days after the attack, he was killed in a shootout with police near Milan in Italy. An initial suspect was arrested and later released due to lack of evidence.
Companions
A German court issued an arrest warrant for Meher D., who allegedly led Anis Amri to commit the attack.[3]
Response
London's "Ring Of Steel" plan was floated after the 2016 Berlin attack.
The Official Culprits
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Anis Amri | Supposed perpetrator of the 2016 Berlin attack, termed "Not independently notable" by Wikipedia. |
| Islamic State | An "Islamic fundamentalist terrorist" organisation which whistleblower Sibel Edmonds links to Operation Gladio/B and succinctly describes as a re-branding of al-Qaeda. |
