This Article is From Dec 20, 2016

German Christmas Market Suspect Was Migrant From Pakistan: Source

German Christmas Market Suspect Was Migrant From Pakistan: Source

Police and emergency workers are at the site of an accident at a Christmas market in Berlin, Germany

Berlin: The suspected driver of a truck that ploughed into a Berlin Christmas market and killed 12 people on Monday was a 23-year old migrant from Pakistan, a German security source told Reuters on Tuesday.

The suspect arrived in Germany in February, was known to police for minor offences and used several names, said the source. He was staying at a refugee hostel in the building of what used to be Tempelhof airport, added the source.
© Thomson Reuters 2016


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