The suspect, Anis Amri, was reportedly shot dead in a shootout in Milan.
Anis Amri, the 24-year old suspected of the attack on the Christmas markets in Berlin which killed 12 people earlier this week, has reportedly been shot dead in Milan.
A security source told Reuters that Amri had been killed in a shootout in a northern suburb of the Italian city on Friday morning.
BREAKING Berlin market attack suspect shot dead in shootout in Milan, Italy: security source
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It is believed that the man was approached by police during a routine patrol in the Sesto San Giovanni area of Milan in the early hours of Friday morning.
Reports also suggest that the fingerprints of the dead man match those of the main suspect, a Tunisian man, in the attack on the Christmas markets in Berlin on Monday.
In a press conference on Friday, Italian interior minister, Marco Minniti said that “the man killed was without a shadow of doubt Anis Amri”.
Minniti also praised the two young policemen involved in the confrontation with Amri, one of whom was injured by a shot fired by Amri when he was asked for his identification papers, saying: “These two extraordinary, extremely young men, simply by doing their duty, have done an extraordinary service to our community.”
12 people were killed and dozens more injured when a truck was driven into the Christmas markets in Berlin on Monday evening. Islamic State subsequently claimed responsibility for the attack.
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