Obama to help Merkel after Berlin attack

President Barack Obama and Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke after a truck attack on a crowded Berlin Christmas market.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Barack Obama has spoken with German Chancellor Angela Merkel following the Berlin attack. (AAP)

US President Barack Obama has spoken with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to offer condolences and US help after a truck crashed into a Berlin Christmas market, killing 12 and wounding dozens, the White House says.

Obama offered condolences for the "horrific apparent terrorist attack", it said in a statement on Tuesday.

"The president reiterated the US 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 statement said.


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