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2016 Berlin attack

Took place on December 19, 2016

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The 10th anniversary falls on December 19, 2026, in 56 days.

On 19 December 2016, a truck was deliberately driven into the Christmas market next to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church at Breitscheidplatz in Berlin, leaving 12 people dead and 56 others injured. One of the victims was the truck's original driver, Łukasz Urban, who was shot dead hours before the attack.

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