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Obama expresses condolence over Berlin attack

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IANS Washington

The White House said US President Barack Obama spoke to German Chancellor Angela Merkel to offer condolences over Monday's fatal attack on a Christmas market in Berlin.

"The President reiterated the US offer of assistance and underscored that no attack could sway our determination -- and that of our German allies -- to defeat terrorism in all of its forms," the White House said in a statement on Tuesday, Xinhua news agency reported.

At least 12 perons were killed and nearly 50 others injured when a truck drove into a popular Christmas market filled with tourists and locals in Berlin late Monday.

 

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First Published: Dec 21 2016 | 2:54 AM IST

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