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Berlin market attack suspect killed in Milan after shootout with police – live Berlin market attack suspect killed in Milan after shootout with police – live
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Matthew Weaver
Italian police have issued photographs of the two officers who confronted Anis Amri.
Amri was shot dead by Luca Scata after his colleague Christian Movio was shot in the shoulder by the suspect.
LUCA SCATA', IL POLIZIOTTO CHE HA UCCISO IL TERRORISTA, E' UN AGENTE IN PROVA - https://t.co/G7BBOt6jCa pic.twitter.com/21bwnt0In9
Earlier Italian interior minister Marco Minniti said Movio, is recovering in hospital. He added that he has thanked him and wished him a happy Christmas.
“I told him that I hope he gets better soon. The boy is very motivated. He’s an extraordinary person. I thank him for the professionalism that he demonstrated, for the professionalism that him alongside his colleague had demonstrated,” he said.
The other officer involved in the incident was Luca Scata.
12.51pm GMT
12:51
Philip Oltermann
The website of the German magazine Der Spiegel reports that the people killed in the Berlin attack are six men and six women.
Among them are women from the Czech Republic, Italy and Israel. The Polish truck driver who was killed has already been named as Łukazs Urban. The remaining eight victims are German.
Among the 45 injured are citizens from Israel, Spain, Britain, Hungary, Finland and Lebanon.
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Germany’s federal prosecutor, Peter Frank, said the main focus of his team’s investigation into the Berlin attack was whether Amri had accomplices.
Speaking at a press conference in Berlin, Frank confirmed that the man shot in Italy was Anis Amri. He also said German police were examining how he escaped from the city.
According to a BBC translation he said: “We are in close contact with the Italian authorities. We are interested to learn whether the weapon Amri carried in Milan was the weapon used in the attack in Berlin. We are investigating with high intensity.”
We want to investigate how he managed to get to Milan and whether he had any assistance or accomplices. We will look at what contacts he made in the preparation of the attack – people who may have supported him with money and aided him in the escape.
We need to establish whether there was a network of accomplices. That is the focal point of our investigation. If there were accomplices and co-offenders then of course they need to be part of our investigation.
The investigation is ongoing against unnamed people. The claim of responsibility by Islamic State is rather vague. It doesn’t specify the offender.
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The former Ukip leader, Nigel Farage, has followed in the footsteps of Marine Le Pen, attempting to use the shootout with Amri in Milan to score political points.The former Ukip leader, Nigel Farage, has followed in the footsteps of Marine Le Pen, attempting to use the shootout with Amri in Milan to score political points.
If the man shot in Milan is the Berlin killer, then the Schengen Area is proven to be a risk to public safety. It must go.If the man shot in Milan is the Berlin killer, then the Schengen Area is proven to be a risk to public safety. It must go.
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Paul TorpeyPaul Torpey
This graphic shows where Anis Amri opened fire on police, injuring an officer, before being shot dead himself.This graphic shows where Anis Amri opened fire on police, injuring an officer, before being shot dead himself.
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Matthew WeaverMatthew Weaver
France far-right leader Marine Le Pen is trying to make political capital from Amri’s shooting by criticising Europe open borders policy under the Schengen agreement. France far-right leader Marine Le Pen is trying to make political capital from Amri’s shooting by criticising Europe’s open-border policy under the Schengen agreement.
She said reports suggesting that he travel by train via France is “symptomatic of the total security disaster represented by the Schengen area”. Le Pen added: She said reports suggesting that he travelled by train via France is “symptomatic of the total security disaster represented by the Schengen area”.
“Without permanent national borders, France and its neighbours, are reduced to learning that an armed and dangerous jihadist was probably wandering on its soil, only after the event. Le Pen added:
I reiterate my commitment to give France full control over its national borders and to put an end to the Schengen agreement. The myth of total free movement in Europe, to which my opponents still cling in this presidential election, must be buried.” Without permanent national borders, France and its neighbours are reduced to learning that an armed and dangerous jihadi was probably wandering on its soil only after the event.
I reiterate my commitment to give France full control over its national borders and to put an end to the Schengen agreement. The myth of total free movement in Europe, to which my opponents still cling in this presidential election, must be buried.
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Italian state police have released a photograph of the officer who was shot by Amri.Italian state police have released a photograph of the officer who was shot by Amri.
This is Cristian Movio - the police officer injured by #AnisAmri in shootout in #Milan - picture from @poliziadistato pic.twitter.com/IQNdW3ZhGXThis is Cristian Movio - the police officer injured by #AnisAmri in shootout in #Milan - picture from @poliziadistato pic.twitter.com/IQNdW3ZhGX
11.43am GMT11.43am GMT
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Questions are being asked about how Amri managed to get all the way to Italy without being apprehended.Questions are being asked about how Amri managed to get all the way to Italy without being apprehended.
If Amri really travelled all the way to Milan by train, that would have meant 24h+ on public transport, possibly with visible injuriesIf Amri really travelled all the way to Milan by train, that would have meant 24h+ on public transport, possibly with visible injuries
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The German federal prosecutor’s office is holding a press conference at 12.30pm (11.30am GMT).The German federal prosecutor’s office is holding a press conference at 12.30pm (11.30am GMT).
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Alexandra ToppingAlexandra Topping
The Czech foreign ministry has confirmed that a Czech woman was among the victims of Monday’s terrorist attack in Berlin. The woman lived and worked in Berlin, but further details, including her name, have not been released. Her husband reported her missing after the attack and provided DNA samples. The Czech foreign ministry has confirmed that a Czech woman was among those killed in Monday’s terrorist attack in Berlin. The woman lived and worked in Berlin, but further details, including her name, have not been released. Her husband reported her missing after the attack and provided DNA samples.
At a press briefing in Prague, foreign minister Lubomír Zaorálek said he was deeply sorry at the news:At a press briefing in Prague, foreign minister Lubomír Zaorálek said he was deeply sorry at the news:
This is the first time that a Czech has died in a terrorist attack in Europe, in a terrorist attack so close to home. We are doing everything possible to help her husband in Germany and support her family in this difficult time. And I want to assure the public that the government is doing everything in its power to prevent such atrocities on Czech territory, we are doing everything possible to keep this country safe.This is the first time that a Czech has died in a terrorist attack in Europe, in a terrorist attack so close to home. We are doing everything possible to help her husband in Germany and support her family in this difficult time. And I want to assure the public that the government is doing everything in its power to prevent such atrocities on Czech territory, we are doing everything possible to keep this country safe.
Berlin is a two hour drive from the Czech border and thousands of Czechs visit around Christmas time. Berlin is a two-hour drive from the Czech border and thousands of Czechs visit around Christmas time.
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Matthew WeaverMatthew Weaver
Italy’s former prime minister Matteo Renzi has paid tribute to the Italian police.In a post on his Facebook page he wrote:Italy’s former prime minister Matteo Renzi has paid tribute to the Italian police.In a post on his Facebook page he wrote:
If there’s one thing I’ve learned to appreciate in my thousand days in office it is that our men and our women in uniform have extraordinary quality and professionalism.If there’s one thing I’ve learned to appreciate in my thousand days in office it is that our men and our women in uniform have extraordinary quality and professionalism.
They are among the best in the world even if this is is not always recognised. When I heard of the news of the killing of the Berlin attacker, this for me was just confirmation that our police are among the best in the world.They are among the best in the world even if this is is not always recognised. When I heard of the news of the killing of the Berlin attacker, this for me was just confirmation that our police are among the best in the world.
The death of a man is never an event to celebrate, but when this armed man was killed it was crucial. Thanks to the officer who risks their lives. We are proud of you. Long live Italy!The death of a man is never an event to celebrate, but when this armed man was killed it was crucial. Thanks to the officer who risks their lives. We are proud of you. Long live Italy!
11.14am GMT11.14am GMT
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Germany said it was “relieved” by reports from Italian authorities that the prime suspect in the Berlin Christmas market attack was shot dead by Milan police.Germany said it was “relieved” by reports from Italian authorities that the prime suspect in the Berlin Christmas market attack was shot dead by Milan police.
Interior ministry spokesman, Tobias Plate, told reporters: Interior ministry spokesman Tobias Plate told reporters:
There are growing signs that this is actually the person (wanted in the attack). Should this be proved true, the ministry is relieved that this person no longer poses a danger. There are growing signs that this is actually the person [wanted in the attack]. Should this be proved true, the ministry is relieved that this person no longer poses a danger.
Foreign ministry spokesman Martin Schaefer said Berlin was “grateful to the Italian authorities for the very close cooperation based on trust”. Foreign ministry spokesman Martin Schäfer said Berlin was “grateful to the Italian authorities for the very close cooperation based on trust”.
Plate said that Berlin had not yet received “official confirmation” from Italy that the dead man was in fact the suspect, Anis Amri, after Italy’s interior minister Marco Minniti told a news conference in Rome that Amri had been shot after firing at two police officers. Plate said that Berlin had not yet received “official confirmation” from Italy that the dead man was in fact the suspect, Anis Amri, after Italy’s interior minister, Marco Minniti, told a news conference in Rome that Amri had been shot after firing at two police officers.
A spokeswoman for Chancellor Angela Merkel, Ulrike Demmer, declined to comment until the written confirmation had arrived from Rome. Ulrike Demmer, a spokeswoman for the chancellor, Angela Merkel, declined to comment until the written confirmation had arrived from Rome.
“I ask you for a bit of patience,” she said.“I ask you for a bit of patience,” she said.
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The Italian prime minister, Paolo Gentiloni, who has been in the job for less than a fortnight, has been speaking.The Italian prime minister, Paolo Gentiloni, who has been in the job for less than a fortnight, has been speaking.
Gentiloni, Italy's new PM, says he was the one to make the call to Merkel this AM that Amri was dead.Gentiloni, Italy's new PM, says he was the one to make the call to Merkel this AM that Amri was dead.
Gentiloni: our attention is high,the threats should not be underestimatedGentiloni: our attention is high,the threats should not be underestimated
10.56am GMT10.56am GMT
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During its press conference, the German interior ministry said there are 330 “relevant people” in the country, those suspected of - at the very least - having terrorist sympathies. During its press conference, the German interior ministry said there were 330 “relevant people” in the country, those suspected of having terrorist sympathies.
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There is a report that Amri used the same gun in last night’s shoot out as was used to kill the Polish lorry driver, who was the first victim of the Berlin attack. There is a report that Amri used the same gun in last night’s shootout as was used to kill the Polish lorry driver who was the first victim of the Berlin attack.
SKYTG in Italy is reporting that the weapon in the shootout was the same that killed the Polish lorry driver who was Monday's 1st victimSKYTG in Italy is reporting that the weapon in the shootout was the same that killed the Polish lorry driver who was Monday's 1st victim
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Amri travelled to Italy via France, according to Italian authorities.Amri travelled to Italy via France, according to Italian authorities.
What we know about Amri's route so far, according to Milan terror chief: Chambéry, France –> Turin –> Milan, arrival at 1am last nightWhat we know about Amri's route so far, according to Milan terror chief: Chambéry, France –> Turin –> Milan, arrival at 1am last night
10.42am GMT10.42am GMT
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Kate ConnollyKate Connolly
At the German government’s daily press conference the ministerial officials are coming under huge pressure to explain why Anis Amri was able to move freely in Germany and plan his attack under the nose of authorities, particularly following the emergence of the footage showing that he was monitored entering an Isis (Islamic State)-associated mosque in Berlin on 14 and 15 December and again leaving it seven hours after the attack.At the German government’s daily press conference the ministerial officials are coming under huge pressure to explain why Anis Amri was able to move freely in Germany and plan his attack under the nose of authorities, particularly following the emergence of the footage showing that he was monitored entering an Isis (Islamic State)-associated mosque in Berlin on 14 and 15 December and again leaving it seven hours after the attack.
The officials are very defensive, and have several times answered journalists that they cannot answer many of the questions, and that it would be disrespectful to speculate while many of the victims of the attack have not even yet been buried.The officials are very defensive, and have several times answered journalists that they cannot answer many of the questions, and that it would be disrespectful to speculate while many of the victims of the attack have not even yet been buried.
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A German interior ministry official says:A German interior ministry official says:
We have to ask ourselves ‘can we not improve the [security] measures?’We have to ask ourselves ‘can we not improve the [security] measures?’
Another official says they cannot confirm the death of Amri “because that is up to the Italian authorities”.Another official says they cannot confirm the death of Amri “because that is up to the Italian authorities”.