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WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The White House said on Tuesday U.S. President Barack Obama Monday night spoke by phone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to offer condolences over Monday's fatal attack on a Christmas market in Berlin.
"The President reiterated the U.S. offer of assistance and underscored that no attack could sway our determination -- and that of our German allies -- to defeat terrorism in all of its forms," the White House said in a statement.
At least 12 people were killed and nearly 50 others injured when a truck drove into a popular Christmas market filled with tourists and locals in Berlin late Monday.
