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German police on Wednesday detained a Tunisian national on suspicion of having ties to Anis Amri, the suspected Berlin truck attacker gunned down by Italian police last week, prosecutors said.
“The deceased suspect Anis Amri had saved the number of this 40-year-old Tunisian national in his phone. The investigations indicate that he could have been involved in the attack,†the federal prosecutor’s office said in a statement.
The suspect was taken into custody early Wednesday after federal police officers searched his home and work premises. “The extent to which the suspicions against the detained person can be confirmed remains subject to further investigation,†the statement added.
Twelve people were killed and dozens injured on December 19, when Amri is believed to have hijacked a truck and used it to mow down people at a Berlin Christmas market.