Identities of 3 Berlin attack victims emerge

The identities of three victims have emerged so far from Monday's fatal attack on a Christmas market in Berlin: the Polish truck driver 37, who tried to stop the attacker, an Israeli tourist, 60, visiting Berlin with her husband and an Italian woman, 31, who was missing after the rampage.

At least six of the 12 killed were identified as Germans, but their names have not been released.

State Department spokesman John Kirby said that two Americans were injured in the incident.

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This is what we know about the victims of Monday’s attack:

Lukasz Urban, Poland

The 37-year old father of one, from the village of Roznowo in western Poland, was the original driver of the hijacked truck, and was found shot and stabbed to death in the passenger seat. His cousin, Ariel Zurawski, who owns the trucking firm that employed Urban, said his cousin spoke to his wife at about 3 p.m local time Monday, but when she called again an hour later, there was no answer. “At 3.45 p.m. you can see the movement on the GPS. The car moved forward and back. As if someone was learning to drive it,” Zurawski told Polish public broadcaster TVP Info.

German media reported that Urban, who worked as a truck driver for 15 years, tried to wrestle control of the steering wheel from the attacker after he was stabbed. "His face was swollen and bloodied. It was really clear that he was fighting for his life," Zurawski told broadcaster TVN after identifying Urban from photographs. The trucking firm’s manager, Łukasz Wąsik, described Urban as a “good, quiet and honest person.”

Dalia Elyakim, Israel

The Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed Thursday that Elyakim, one of its nationals who was reported missing in the aftermath of the attack, died in the rampage. Elyakim was in the German capital with her husband Rami, who was taken to a Berlin hospital with serious, but not life-threatening, injuries, the Israeli website Ynet reported. It said the couple were both in their 60s and that their two children, aged 26 and 28, had flown to Berlin. Israel’s foreign ministry said the Israeli Embassy would organize the repatriation of her body to Israel. Lars Faaborg-Andersen, the European Union's ambassador to Israel, said Elyakim's death was "a sad reminder of the terrorism Israelis, Europeans both faced in 2016. Let's work together for a better 2017."

Fabrizia di Lorenzo, Italy

Angelino Alfano, Italy’s Foreign Minister, confirmed Di Lorenzo, 31, who was missing after the attack, had died. The woman from the central Italian city of Sulmona had lived in Berlin for several years. The alarm was raised when she failed to arrive at work at a transport company, La Repubblica reported. It said her cell phone was discovered at the scene of the attack. Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni tweeted his condolences and said an “exemplary citizen” had been killed by terrorists.