2016 Berlin attack

attack at Breitscheidplatz in Berlin on 19 December 2016
Event vehicle_ramming_attack Q28036573
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2016 Berlin attack

Summary

2016 Berlin attack is a vehicle-ramming attack[1]. It draws 997 Wikipedia views per month (vehicle_ramming_attack category, ranking #9 of 30).[2]

Key Facts

  • 2016 Berlin attack is located in Berlin[3].
  • 2016 Berlin attack is in the country of Germany[4].
  • 2016 Berlin attack's instance of is recorded as vehicle-ramming attack[5].
  • 2016 Berlin attack's instance of is recorded as mass murder[6].
  • 2016 Berlin attack's instance of is recorded as massacre[7].
  • 2016 Berlin attack took place at Breitscheidplatz[8].
  • 2016 Berlin attack's Commons category is recorded as 2016 Berlin Christmas market truck attack[9].
  • 2016 Berlin attack's armament is recorded as truck[10].
  • 2016 Berlin attack's armament is recorded as Scania R-series[11].
  • 2016 Berlin attack's armament is recorded as Q141456085[12].
  • 2016 Berlin attack took place on December 19, 2016[13].
  • 2016 Berlin attack's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 52.505277777778, 'longitude': 13.334444444444}[14].
  • A participant in 2016 Berlin attack was Anis Amri[15].
  • 2016 Berlin attack's topic's main category is recorded as Category:2016 Berlin Christmas market truck attack[16].
  • 2016 Berlin attack resulted in {'amount': '+12'} deaths[17].
  • 2016 Berlin attack resulted in {'amount': '+13'} deaths[18].
  • 2016 Berlin attack caused {'amount': '+48'} injuries[19].
  • 2016 Berlin attack's significant person is recorded as Łukasz Urban[20].

Body

When and Where

2016 Berlin attack took place on December 19, 2016[13]. The location of it was Breitscheidplatz[8]. It is in the country of Germany[4].

Context

Recorded instance of include vehicle-ramming attack[5], mass murder[6], and massacre[7].

Participants

A participant in 2016 Berlin attack was Anis Amri[15].

Outcome and Impact

Recorded number of deaths include {'amount': '+12'}[17] and {'amount': '+13'}[18]. 2016 Berlin attack caused {'amount': '+48'} injuries[19].

Why It Matters

2016 Berlin attack draws 997 Wikipedia views per month (vehicle_ramming_attack category, ranking #9 of 30).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · JPlot · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Armament → truck, Scania R-series, Q141456085
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P520]]: [[Q141456085]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789425984420"
  2. 13w ago · Chalmd · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Location → Breitscheidplatz
    Country → Germany
    Topic's main category → Category:2016 Berlin Christmas market truck attack
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1617]]: 97a2f107-aa58-447d-9e5d-65c7ce34e34a"
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