Several dead in possible act of terror in Berlin
Scripps National Desk , CNN
In a scene reminiscent of a July attack on Nice, France at a Bastille Day gathering, a truck plowed into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin Monday evening just six days before the holiday, leaving at least nine people dead.
Berlin's police department confirmed that nine people have died, and many more were wounded in Monday's incident. Berlin Police said it is investigating the incident as an act of terrorism.
A video by Berliner Morgenpost shows the aftermath of police and medics arriving at the scene. The video shows that a Lorry had plowed through the market, damaging a number of the displays there.
The incident happened in Breitscheidplatz in western Berlin.
Rushton, who was in the market when the truck came through, told CNN that the truck didn't slow down.
"We saw at least 10 people" injured and lying on the ground, she said.
Julian Reichelt, editor-in-chief at Bild, a German tabloid newspaper, said the market would be busy every night of the week leading up to Christmas.
The market is difficult to access by accident.
"It looks like something that was adapted by Nice," Reichelt said, referring to the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice, France, that left at least 80 people dead and more than 400 injured.
Scene at the #Berlin Christmas market after semi truck plows into crowd. Several injured. pic.twitter.com/jG2L5uaLJZ
— Daniel Nisman (@DannyNis) December 19, 2016
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