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President-elect Donald Trump condemns the Christmas market attack in Berlin as an "attack on humanity".

Germany, Dec 21 (ANI): Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack in which a truck ploughed into crowds in a Christmas market and killed 12 people in Berlin.

A lorry ploughed into a busy Christmas market in Berlin, killing at least nine people and wounding 50 more in what police say was a possible terror attack.

At least nine are dead and 50 injured in what authorities say appears to be an attack on a Christmas market in Berlin. Matthew Larotonda reports.