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Christmas market carnage was 'terrorist act' likely by asylum seeker

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a press conference in Berlin on December 20, 2016
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a press conference in Berlin on December 20, 2016
"According to what we know, we have to assume this was a terrorist attack," Merkel, visibly moved and dressed in black, told reporters.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that authorities believe a deadly rampage by a lorry driver at a Berlin Christmas market was a "

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"I know it will be especially hard for us to take if it is confirmed that the person who committed this attack sought protection and asylum in Germany."

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