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Germany: Deadly Attack on Christmas Market
| Publisher | Human Rights Watch |
| Publication Date | 20 December 2016 |
| Cite as | Human Rights Watch, Germany: Deadly Attack on Christmas Market, 20 December 2016, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/585a4b8c4.html [accessed 10 January 2017] |
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The truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin on December 19, 2016, is a despicable act of violence that cannot be justified.
At least 12 people were killed and at least 48 wounded, many of them seriously, according to the authorities. The Berlin police is treating it as a deliberate attack. No group has claimed responsibility.
Human Rights Watch expresses its sincere condolences to the relatives of the victims and wishes for a speedy recovery for the wounded.
The Berlin attack follows a series of recent deplorable violent actions in other countries, some of them with mass casualties, including in Istanbul, Ankara, and Madagali, Nigeria.
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