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| Christmas attack: Germany 'unprepared' for aftermath | Christmas attack: Germany 'unprepared' for aftermath |
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| Germany has acknowledged it was not prepared to deal with the aftermath of last year's attack on a Christmas market in Berlin that left 12 dead. | Germany has acknowledged it was not prepared to deal with the aftermath of last year's attack on a Christmas market in Berlin that left 12 dead. |
| On the one-year anniversary of the attack, the justice minister has apologised for errors in the response. | On the one-year anniversary of the attack, the justice minister has apologised for errors in the response. |
| Families have said they were not given timely information and that they were sent bills for the costs of autopsies. | Families have said they were not given timely information and that they were sent bills for the costs of autopsies. |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel met victims' relatives for the first time, after being accused of "inaction". | |
| In an open letter before the face-to-face meeting was announced, several family members said the chancellor had failed to reach out to them. | In an open letter before the face-to-face meeting was announced, several family members said the chancellor had failed to reach out to them. |
| "Almost a year after the attack, we note that you have not shared your condolences with us either in person or in writing." | "Almost a year after the attack, we note that you have not shared your condolences with us either in person or in writing." |
| Mrs Merkel has visited the scene of the attack several times, including once since the Breitscheidplatz Christmas market in central Berlin reopened earlier this month. | Mrs Merkel has visited the scene of the attack several times, including once since the Breitscheidplatz Christmas market in central Berlin reopened earlier this month. |
| A report commissioned by the government and released last week cited a number of failures in the response to the attack, including delays in confirming the identities of the victims to their relatives. | A report commissioned by the government and released last week cited a number of failures in the response to the attack, including delays in confirming the identities of the victims to their relatives. |
| On Tuesday, in an op-ed on Tagesspiegel newspaper (in German), Justice Minister Heiko Maas said the country was not "sufficiently prepared" for the consequences of such an attack. | On Tuesday, in an op-ed on Tagesspiegel newspaper (in German), Justice Minister Heiko Maas said the country was not "sufficiently prepared" for the consequences of such an attack. |
| "For this we can only apologise to the victims and surviving relatives. It remains a never-ending task of politics in a democratic constitutional state to learn from mistakes and to assume our responsibility towards the victims of terror." | "For this we can only apologise to the victims and surviving relatives. It remains a never-ending task of politics in a democratic constitutional state to learn from mistakes and to assume our responsibility towards the victims of terror." |
| He proposed the creation of a government co-ordination office to improve communication with victims of future attacks and called for a change in the law so that all victims could be treated and compensated equally, regardless of their nationalities or the circumstances of the attack. | He proposed the creation of a government co-ordination office to improve communication with victims of future attacks and called for a change in the law so that all victims could be treated and compensated equally, regardless of their nationalities or the circumstances of the attack. |
| Mrs Merkel and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will attend a church ceremony in Berlin marking the first anniversary. Later, at the same time of the attack, a memorial remembering the victims will be unveiled. | Mrs Merkel and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will attend a church ceremony in Berlin marking the first anniversary. Later, at the same time of the attack, a memorial remembering the victims will be unveiled. |
| Anis Amri, a Tunisian asylum seeker who drove a lorry into the crowded market, was shot and killed in Italy four days after the attack. | Anis Amri, a Tunisian asylum seeker who drove a lorry into the crowded market, was shot and killed in Italy four days after the attack. |
| A separate report in October revealed "gross mistakes" by German police and security services. | A separate report in October revealed "gross mistakes" by German police and security services. |