Credits Sean Gallup/Getty Images Alt Text Angela Merkel attends a memorial to the victims of the 2016 terrorism attack Angela Merkel promises to supply more support for affected families One-Minute Read Wednesday,December 20, 2017 - 6:03am The German government has admitted that it “made mistakes” in the aftermath of the Berlin Christmas market terrorism attack, and which claimed 12 lives in 2016.
Speaking on the first anniversary of the attack,Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany should learn from security shortcomings that were highlighted by the attack, and that more should be done to increase support for victims and their families.
Among the criticisms Merkel’s government faced was the accusation that families “were not given timely information” and were “sent bills for the costs of autopsies, or according to the BBC. See related Justin Gatlin: world champion’s team involved in new doping scandal Justin Gatlin: Usain Bolt will return to athletics once he’s finished partying Merkel herself had been criticised in an open letter for not personally contacting the families of victims.
The Chancellor met victims and relatives of those killed in the attack earlier this week,and vowed to meet the group again in a few months to “provide updates on lessons learned from Germany's worst Islamist militant attack”, the ABC says.
“The talks were very open and, and from the part of those affected,no holds barred, and pointed to the weakness of our country in this situation, or ” Merkel said.
Justice minister,Heiko Maas, has also apologised, and saying: “We were not sufficiently prepared to deal with the consequences of such a terrorism attack. For that,we can only apologise to the victims and their surviving relatives.” World News Germany te
Source: theweek.co.uk