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| Berlin market attack: Tunisia arrests suspect Amri's nephew | Berlin market attack: Tunisia arrests suspect Amri's nephew |
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| Tunisian security forces have arrested the nephew of the Berlin market attacker Anis Amri and two other suspects, officials say. | Tunisian security forces have arrested the nephew of the Berlin market attacker Anis Amri and two other suspects, officials say. |
| The Tunisian interior ministry said the three, aged between 18 and 27, were members of a "terrorist cell", and that they were detained overnight. | The Tunisian interior ministry said the three, aged between 18 and 27, were members of a "terrorist cell", and that they were detained overnight. |
| Tunisian-born Amri, 24, was shot dead by police near the Italian city of Milan in the early hours of Friday. | Tunisian-born Amri, 24, was shot dead by police near the Italian city of Milan in the early hours of Friday. |
| Monday's lorry attack on the market left 12 people dead and 49 injured. | Monday's lorry attack on the market left 12 people dead and 49 injured. |
| The interior ministry statement said Amri's nephew had confessed that he had communicated with his uncle via the encrypted chat application Telegram to evade security surveillance. | |
| It said the three-member cell had been active in the towns of Fouchana, outside Tunis, and Oueslatia near Amri's hometown of Kairouan, about 150km (95 miles) south of the capital. | It said the three-member cell had been active in the towns of Fouchana, outside Tunis, and Oueslatia near Amri's hometown of Kairouan, about 150km (95 miles) south of the capital. |
| The statement added that the nephew had also said he supported the so-called Islamic State (IS) group. | The statement added that the nephew had also said he supported the so-called Islamic State (IS) group. |
| On Friday, IS released a video showing Amri pledging allegiance to its leader Abu-Bakr al-Baghdadi. | On Friday, IS released a video showing Amri pledging allegiance to its leader Abu-Bakr al-Baghdadi. |
| He was shot dead during a routine police check in the Milan suburb of Sesto San Giovanni, after a three-day, Europe-wide manhunt. | He was shot dead during a routine police check in the Milan suburb of Sesto San Giovanni, after a three-day, Europe-wide manhunt. |
| The search for possible accomplices continues. | The search for possible accomplices continues. |