Apparent terrorist attack against Christmas Market in Berlin

http://www.spiegel.de/international...es-contribute-to-terror-attack-a-1127268.html

In February 2016, the security agencies ordered officers to conduct a check on Amri, "insofar as police law permits." In the letter, they placed the man "within the Islamist spectrum," and noted he had "suspected ties with IS (Islamic State)." The memorandum was created because Amri had begun hanging out in radical Islamist circles starting in 2015. He had first come to the attention of the authorities in the course of an investigation into Hildesheim-based hate preacher Abu Walaa. He had popped up in circles surrounding radical preachers Hasan C. in the city of Duisburg and Boban S. in Dortmund. For a time, it is even believed that he had a key to S.'s apartment.

http://www.dw.com/en/what-constitutes-a-threat-and-what-can-be-done/a-36884827

Security services are under significant criticism for losing track of a known criminal and Islamist. The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) lists 549 people in Germany as threats from the Islamist scene. That may seem low, however round-the-clock surveillance is difficult: Every person requires between 25 and 40 security personnel. "You can't do that on just any kind of suspicion," Kahl said. "There has to be compelling evidence."

It becomes even more complicated at the EU level. Relevant information is often overlooked or lost. Surveillance requires a high legal standard. Intelligence services are overseen by a parliamentary committee...
 
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You will love it! The best airport. Make sure to visit DDR Museum, Zwinger gallery and Karl May villa in Radebeul (close to Dresden). Also trip to Meissen to a porcelain factory would be worthy of your time. While shopping there get any knife made in Solingen and well made German tools (they last ages). If you have time and car you can drive to Prague for a two day trip. There is a new highway between Dresden and Prague.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUse...857538-Villa_Shatterhand-Radebeul_Saxony.html

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Situation update:
http://www.dw.com/en/search-for-ber...ensifies-as-anger-in-germany-grows/a-36870208


You must mean this Prague. I was there last January. I heard more english there than I was expecting...awesome place.

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This is my 7th trip to Dresden in the last couple of years (three to five weeks per trip). Most I have done, but Meissen is on the list for this trip...Thanks.
 
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You must mean this Prague. I was there last January. I heard more english there than I was expecting...awesome place.




This is my 7th trip to Dresden in the last couple of years (three to five weeks per trip). Most I have done, but Meissen is on the list for this trip...Thanks.

Yes. That Prague.
My favorite hotel near Dresden is https://www.hotel-dresden-city.com/en
Excellent pool + spa (free) + great restaurant. In summer you can rent bikes there and bike next to Elbe river on paths all the way to Meissen.
 
The mosque where attacker was 8 hours after the attack is close to a German police station:

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European Union at it's best. Attacker was arrested in Italy, arrested in Germany. He was in prison. This morning at 8 AM European time German police thought he is in Berlin. He was dead for 4 hours.

To clean up this mess may not be possible anymore.

http://www.dw.com/en/after-the-attack-tangle-of-bureaucracy-not-failure-of-government/a-36881170

The suspect spent four years in an Italian prison for an arson attack on a school. How did German authorities not know this?
It's clear law enforcement information systems across Europe do not line up with one another. I can't say, however, why German authorities had no knowledge of Anis Amri's time in Italy.
 
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Europe is different than us. Europe was fighting nomads for centuries. You can't suddenly open borders and pretend to be America.

They're also suffering from a terminal case of hyper-progressive political correctness, enforced under threat of fines, social castigation and incarceration. It's tough to address a problem when you can't even openly discuss the operative facts of the situation.
 
This is not the policeman who shot him. This policeman was shot. Juergen should update us if the money will ever leave the German bank.

I don't think we'll ever get to know.
Whatever German alphabet soup agencies were involved in the surveillance of the mofo effed up big time and we'll hardly see any change in policies re deportation of unwanted 'guests'.

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That's a lesson on the effectiveness of the 22.

Shot with a converted tear gas pistol (Erma 552 clone).
 
So he was actually being deported but they were waiting on paperwork from Tunisia. Smart. "Hey, suspected terrorist, we're deporting you . . . In a few months. Enjoy the rest of your stay in the Land of the Infidel."
 
So he was actually being deported but they were waiting on paperwork from Tunisia. Smart. "Hey, suspected terrorist, we're deporting you . . . In a few months. Enjoy the rest of your stay in the Land of the Infidel."

Merkel: "We have one potential terrorist for you."
Tunisia: " Thank you. We are running a special. Send us one without a certificate and we will deliver you 2 fully certified. No shipping charges either."

Juergen: "How much is a small cottage in New Hamphire?" [wink]
 
Automatic brakes stopped the truck:

http://www.dw.com/en/automatic-brakes-stopped-berlin-truck-during-christmas-market-attack/a-36936455

The European Union adopted mandatory automatic braking systems on all new trucks in 2012. The Berlin terror attack stopped after just 70 meters.

An investigation by newspaper "Süddeutsche Zeitung" and broadcasters "NDR" and "WDR" found the Scania R 450 semi-trailer stopped after between 70 and 80 meters (250 feet). The system was reportedly engaged after sensing a collision.
Previous reports speculated that the truck had driven erratically and stopped due to the heroic actions of the truck's Polish driver, who lay fatally wounded in the cabin.
 
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http://www.dw.com/en/all-the-cracks-that-berlin-suspect-amri-slipped-through/a-37135397

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The suspect first caught authorities' attention in November 2015, when he unwittingly told an informant for the investigative police unit (BKA) in the state of North-Rhine Westphalia that he wanted to "do something in Germany," according to a document obtained by the daily Süddeutsche Zeitung. He also claimed that he could get an AK-47 for an attack.
Amri was shot by Italian police after pulling this pistol when asked if they could search him

Amri was watched from that point on. The BfV noted that he was traveling through Germany under various aliases. Further, he was apparently aggressively seeking an opportunity to undertake an attack in Germany. Information pointing to his dangerous potential became so overwhelming that authorities designated him a threat last February. "Amri's behavioral patterns indicate a possible intensification of attack planning and confirm the depth of his radical Islamic mindset," read an intelligence service document quoted by the Süddeutsche Zeitung.
 

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