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<\/a>A truck plowed through the crowded Christmas marketplace in Berlin, killing 12 and injuring 52.<\/a>\u00a0 Some German officials are saying the country is in a \u201cstate of war.\u201d \u00a0ISIS claims responsibility<\/a>. \u00a0Details after the jump.<\/p>\n