Home Trends

Berlin Christmas market attack

In December 2016 a truck deliberately rammed a crowd of Christmas shoppers in Berlin; the attack killed 12 and injured 56. The perpetrator, Anis Amri, had pledged allegiance to Islamic State, and was shot dead by police in Italy.

Berlin Christmas market attack 1 year on: Grieving victims’ families & survivors still await answers
A year after the tragedy, families of the Berlin Christmas market terrorist attack victims are yet to receive any sound explanation as to why the perpetrator was not detained by the German security forces when they had a chance.
Dec 19, 2017 05:45
Berlin truck attacker obtained gun in Switzerland – report
The Tunisian man, who slammed a truck through a crowd at a Berlin Christmas market killing 12 people, obtained the gun he used to hijack the vehicle in Switzerland, according to the German TV channel ZDF.
Jan 8, 2017 00:30
Berlin truck attacker Anis Amri used 14 identities, had criminal record – police
Anis Amri, the Tunisian man accused of driving a truck into a crowd of Christmas market shoppers in Berlin, used at least 14 different identities, a German police chief said.
Jan 5, 2017 17:19
Truck used in Berlin Christmas market attack may become museum piece
The truck used to crash through a crowded Christmas market in Berlin may soon become a museum piece at the House of History in Bonn, despite it being used as a terrorist weapon to murder dozens of innocent people.
Jan 5, 2017 05:23
‘Signs’ Berlin attack suspect passed through Netherlands on way to Italy – police
Anis Amri, the Berlin Christmas market attack suspect killed by Italian police in Milan, may have traveled half of Europe to shake off his pursuers. Dutch police suspect he may have entered the country after the attack in Germany.
Dec 28, 2016 15:46
Berlin attack suspect fled to Italy by train via France, CCTV footage confirms
Surveillance footage confirms that Berlin attack suspect Anis Amri fled to Italy, where he was later gunned down by police, via the French city of Lyon, according to a source close to the investigation.
Dec 27, 2016 11:26

Op-Ed

Latest videos

RT Features

‘After 900 nuclear tests on our land, US wants to ethnically cleanse us’: meet the most bombed nation in the world FEATURE

Sex, lies and trade deals: how a businessman bribed half the US navy FEATURE

‘Nationalists are on the rise’: How protests in Kazakhstan turned violent & why Russia feels it can’t stay silent FEATURE

‘Worse than the Civil war’: how fixation on Capitol riot makes America ignore its other major problem FEATURE

Berlin Christmas market attack

Top stories

Op-Ed

Latest videos

RT Features