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Italian police and forensics experts gather around the body of suspected Berlin truck attacker Anis Amri after he was shot dead in Milan on December 23, 2016
Italian police and forensics experts gather around the body of suspected Berlin truck attacker Anis Amri after he was shot dead in Milan on December 23, 2016 (AFP Photo/DANIELE BENNATI)

Anis Amri : Berlin’s Truck Killer

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 23, 2016 | World

Anis Amri, the Tunisian suspect in the Berlin truck attack who was shot dead in Milan on Friday, was found to be a small-time criminal that later turned terrorist Killer. Amri had taken advantage of the turmoil to flee the country, escaping a four-year jail term...

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacts before she signs the condolence book at the Gedaechniskirche in Berlin, Germany, December 20, 2016, one day after a truck ploughed into a crowded Christmas market in the German capital. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

Berlin and Merkel Will Survive This Attack, Too

by Leonid Bershidsky | Dec 22, 2016 | Opinion

Nationalist politicians everywhere think they know exactly what happened on Monday night in Berlin, where a heavy truck plowed into a Christmas market, killing 12 and injuring 50. The police and prosecutor’s office, by contrast, don’t pretend to know...