
Oh no! Just getting news that there has been an explosion in Germany with dead and wounded. I don't know if its related to terrorism but news like this is going to have people on edge. I think its like early in the morning there too so people are still sleeping.
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Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide attack in Ansbach, Germany
The militant group claims responsibility for suicide attack that wounded 15 people, the Associated Press reports. The Syrian who blew himself up in southern Germany had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State on a video found on his mobile phone, the Bavarian interior minister said Monday. Ref. USAToday.
Driver arrested near the scene after truck deliberately rams Christmas market in Berlin killing at least 9
A truck slammed into a Christmas market in central Berlin on Monday night, killing at least nine people and injuring many others in what police said was a deliberate attack. The driver was arrested near the scene, the Associated Press and NBC News reported Ref. USAToday.
Police are searching for a Tunisian man in his early 20s in connection with the Berlin Christmas market attack, a German security official told CNN Wednesday.
The suspect's identity papers were found inside the cabin of the truck used in the attack, the official said. Ref. CNN.
This is the argument that many in Germany make about having so many refugees and foreigners from certain parts of the world in the country. They bring terrorist attacks and it will cause more of a racial divide than anything else.
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They have a bounty and pictures for the guy that did it. His name is Anis Amri. The below was posted by the German federal police if you can read German.
Terrorism In Germany (Hover)
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