Germany's right-wing party blames Merkel's immigration policy for Berlin attack

Jörg Sobolewski could almost smell the roasted almonds and mulled wine wafting from the Christmas market on Monday. He considered going with his girlfriend, but with so much work to do before the holidays, decided he would stay in his Berlin apartment and go another day.

A few hours later, he heard the news: A truck had plowed through the market, killing 12 people and injuring 56 others. While German officials didn’t declare the attack an act of terror until the following day, it was obvious to Sobolewski from that very moment.

“It actually didn’t surprise me at all,” Sobolewski, 27, said. “Even though we were basically importing people from terror-stricken countries, many Germans believed that we would be spared because we are so nice and welcoming. It was clear to me from the beginning that at one point this would happen, and it did.”