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| Anis Amri, the Tunisian suspect believed to be behind Monday’s terror attack on a Christmas market in Berlin, has been shot and killed by police in Milan, the Italian interior minister has confirmed. | Anis Amri, the Tunisian suspect believed to be behind Monday’s terror attack on a Christmas market in Berlin, has been shot and killed by police in Milan, the Italian interior minister has confirmed. |
| Amri was stopped by police in a routine check in the Sesto San Giovanni neighbourhood on the outskirts of the city and was asked for his documents, according to the interior minister, Marco Minniti. | Amri was stopped by police in a routine check in the Sesto San Giovanni neighbourhood on the outskirts of the city and was asked for his documents, according to the interior minister, Marco Minniti. |
| He reached into his backpack, pulled out a gun and a shootout ensued, Minniti said. Amri was killed by a police officer who has been in the job for only nine months. The officer was injured but was in a good condition and recovering in hospital. | He reached into his backpack, pulled out a gun and a shootout ensued, Minniti said. Amri was killed by a police officer who has been in the job for only nine months. The officer was injured but was in a good condition and recovering in hospital. |
| It was a dramatic end to a story that began and ended in Italy, just five days after Amri drove a lorry carrying 20 tonnes of steal beams into a crowded Christmas market in Breitscheidplatz, Berlin’s main public square. | It was a dramatic end to a story that began and ended in Italy, just five days after Amri drove a lorry carrying 20 tonnes of steal beams into a crowded Christmas market in Breitscheidplatz, Berlin’s main public square. |
| Twelve people, including the Polish lorry driver murdered by Amri, and an Italian, Fabrizia Di Lorenzo, were killed in the attack, and dozens more were injured. | Twelve people, including the Polish lorry driver murdered by Amri, and an Italian, Fabrizia Di Lorenzo, were killed in the attack, and dozens more were injured. |
| Many details are still unclear about Amri’s final hours, including how he entered Italy. Italian television reports said a ticket had been found on Amri’s body that suggested he had just arrived in the Sesto San Giovanni area by train at about 1am. | Many details are still unclear about Amri’s final hours, including how he entered Italy. Italian television reports said a ticket had been found on Amri’s body that suggested he had just arrived in the Sesto San Giovanni area by train at about 1am. |
| Reports initially indicated that Amri had been in a car at the time of his confrontation with police, but the shootout appears to have occurred while Amri was walking down the street. | Reports initially indicated that Amri had been in a car at the time of his confrontation with police, but the shootout appears to have occurred while Amri was walking down the street. |
| Italy was familiar territory to Amri and that may explain why the suspected murderer headed back to the country following Monday’s attack. He is believed to have arrived in Italy as a migrant, one of tens of thousands of Tunisians who entered the country after the Arab spring protests in 2011. | Italy was familiar territory to Amri and that may explain why the suspected murderer headed back to the country following Monday’s attack. He is believed to have arrived in Italy as a migrant, one of tens of thousands of Tunisians who entered the country after the Arab spring protests in 2011. |
| He quickly came to the attention of law enforcement officials. He was allegedly involved in several violent incidents, including a fire at a migrant detention facility, and spent several years in prisons in Sicily. | He quickly came to the attention of law enforcement officials. He was allegedly involved in several violent incidents, including a fire at a migrant detention facility, and spent several years in prisons in Sicily. |
| In all, he was held in six different prisons on the island, serving three and a half years for starting a fire at a refugee centre and making threats, among other charges. But Italy apparently recorded no signs that Amri was becoming radicalised. | In all, he was held in six different prisons on the island, serving three and a half years for starting a fire at a refugee centre and making threats, among other charges. But Italy apparently recorded no signs that Amri was becoming radicalised. |
| The Italian government has not officially responded to questions about Amri’s period in Italy or why he could not be deported following his arrest and conviction on violent crime charges. | The Italian government has not officially responded to questions about Amri’s period in Italy or why he could not be deported following his arrest and conviction on violent crime charges. |
| On Friday, the interior minister praised the quick response of police officers in Milan, who he said had served the country and their community. “It’s not simple to guarantee an adequate level of security faced with the threat of terrorism but we are putting everything into it,” he said. | On Friday, the interior minister praised the quick response of police officers in Milan, who he said had served the country and their community. “It’s not simple to guarantee an adequate level of security faced with the threat of terrorism but we are putting everything into it,” he said. |