Terror in Europe: Berlin Christmas market attacked hours after Russian ambassador assassinated

1/15 Terror in Europe: Berlin Christmas market attacked hours after Russian ambassador assassinated

Andrey Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, lies on the floor after being shot by a gunman (R) during an attack at a public event in Ankara. Photo: STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images

2/15 Terror in Europe: Berlin Christmas market attacked hours after Russian ambassador assassinated

Police stand near a black lorry that ploughed through a Christmas market in Berlin. Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

3/15 Terror in Europe: Berlin Christmas market attacked hours after Russian ambassador assassinated

Police officers stand guard at the scene close to the Kaiser Wilhelm memorial church in Berlin. Photo: Clemens Bilan/EPA via AAP

4/15 Terror in Europe: Berlin Christmas market attacked hours after Russian ambassador assassinated

An injured person is carried on a stretcher by emergency personnel at the scene at the Christmas market in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Clemens Bilan/EPA via AAP

5/15 Terror in Europe: Berlin Christmas market attacked hours after Russian ambassador assassinated

Policemen stand guard at the scene where a truck crashed into a Christmas market in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Clemens Bilan/EPA via AAP

6/15 Terror in Europe: Berlin Christmas market attacked hours after Russian ambassador assassinated

The truck that crashed into a Christmas market, close to the Kaiser Wilhelm memorial church. Photo: Clemens Bilan/EPA via AAP

7/15 Terror in Europe: Berlin Christmas market attacked hours after Russian ambassador assassinated

An injured person is carried on a stretcher at the scene where a truck crashed into a Christmas market in Berlin on 19 December 2016. Photo: Clemens Bilan/EPA via AAP

8/15 Terror in Europe: Berlin Christmas market attacked hours after Russian ambassador assassinated

Policemen investigate the truck that sped into a Christmas market in Berlin. Photo: ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images

9/15 Terror in Europe: Berlin Christmas market attacked hours after Russian ambassador assassinated

Rescue workers push a person on a stretcher in the area after a lorry truck ploughed through a Christmas market in Berlin, Germany. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images

10/15 Terror in Europe: Berlin Christmas market attacked hours after Russian ambassador assassinated

The truck crashed into a Christmas market in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

11/15 Terror in Europe: Berlin Christmas market attacked hours after Russian ambassador assassinated

Police take security measures after a truck ploughed into a crowd at a Christmas market site in Berlin. Photo: Cuneyt Karadag/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

12/15 Terror in Europe: Berlin Christmas market attacked hours after Russian ambassador assassinated

Rescue workers gather outside a tent as victims of the truck attack are treated. Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

13/15 Terror in Europe: Berlin Christmas market attacked hours after Russian ambassador assassinated

A Christmas tree lies next to a truck that crashed into a Christmas market in Berlin. Photo: ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images

14/15 Terror in Europe: Berlin Christmas market attacked hours after Russian ambassador assassinated

Andrey Karlov (R), the Russian ambassador to Turkey, gives a speech before being shot by a gunman (unseen) during an art exhibition in Ankara. Photo: UGUR KAVAS/AFP/Getty Images

15/15 Terror in Europe: Berlin Christmas market attacked hours after Russian ambassador assassinated

Flowers at the entrance to the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry building to pay tribute to the murdered Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov. Photo: Dmitry Serebryakov\TASS via Getty Images