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Berlin market attack: Anis Amri's escape journey Berlin market attack: How did Anis Amri escape?
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Anis Amri, the jihadist who rammed a lorry into a crowd at a Berlin market on 19 December, died in an exchange of fire with Italian police in Milan in the early hours of Friday. Anis Amri, the jihadist who rammed a lorry into a crowd at a Berlin market on 19 December, died days later in an exchange of fire with Italian police in Milan.
The fact that Europe's most-wanted man was able to evade capture for three days and cross several borders has raised a number of questions. The fact that Europe's most-wanted man was able to evade capture for three days, crossing several borders to get from Germany to Italy, has raised questions about security.
The first is: How did Amri get from Berlin to Milan, more than 1,000km (600 miles) away? Stage one of the escape - the Netherlands?
Officials are tight-lipped on the subject, but French and Italian media have pieced together details of the last stages of his journey. They say two train tickets found on Amri after he died show he travelled through France. The missing piece in the puzzle hangs over where Amri headed immediately after the attack.
Dutch police are investigating whether the Netherlands was Amri's first stop, before he went on to Paris and then Italy.
Their suspicions are centred around a Sim card found in Amri's backpack issued between 20 and 22 December in one of three possible Dutch cities - Breda, Zwolle and Nijmegen, Italian media reported.
Police believe he was spotted on CCTV in Nijmegen station and was probably handed the Sim card there.
In the aftermath of the attack German police searched a refugee centre in Emmerich, just across the border at Nijmegen.
Stage two - France
Train tickets found on Amri after he died show he travelled through France.
The first was for a journey from the city of Lyon to Chambery, in the French Alps, on Thursday afternoon.The first was for a journey from the city of Lyon to Chambery, in the French Alps, on Thursday afternoon.
The second ticket, later that day, was from Chambery for Milan, with some reports that he stopped in Turin on the way. CCTV footage has been released of him at Lyon-Part-Dieu station, before he apparently boarded a train to leave the city.
The fugitive is said to have arrived at in Milan at 01:00 on Friday. From the main station, he somehow made his way to the suburb of Sesto San Giovanni. Stage three - Italy
By then, authorities had clearly long lost his trail. It was a routine police stop at about 03:00 that led to his death: he drew a gun, wounding an officer before being shot dead by another. Another train ticket, for later that day, was from Chambery for Milan, with some reports that he stopped in Turin on the way.
'Needle in a haystack' Police have produced a picture of Amri at Milan central station, three hours before was shot dead.
What about the first part of Amri's journey, from Berlin to Lyon? This part remains unclear. The fugitive is said to have arrived at in Milan at 01:00 on 23 December. From the main station, he made his way to the suburb of Sesto San Giovanni.
Security services are sifting through surveillance footage and various train stations. But the search is unlikely to yield results soon. "It's like looking for a needle in a haystack," one security official told Le Parisien newspaper. Stage four - Possible escape route
But foremost on many people's minds is the question of apparent security failures. Investigators are trying to find out if the gunman was in contact with anyone in Italy, and what his next destination was should he have evaded capture.
Germany issued a European arrest warrant for Amri on Wednesday. Pictures of the suspect, along with his various aliases, had been widely publicised. He had around €150 (£128) in cash, according to reports, and no food or extra clothing in his backpack. One theory is that he was aiming to take a bus to the Balkans or southern Italy.
France - which boosted security following attacks in 2015 - had further reinforced checks at key transport hubs. But by the time he arrived in Milan, it was clear the authorities had lost his trail.
Opposition politicians have been quick to criticise what they see as a major embarrassment. It was only a routine police stop that led to his death: he drew a gun, wounding an officer before being shot dead by another.
A spokesman for French centre-right presidential candidate François Fillon said: "It beggars belief that a terrorist sought by police across Europe was able to enter the country, obviously bearing weapons, and then leave undetected." Security questions
Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right, Eurosceptic National Front, said: "This flight though two of three countries epitomises the total security catastrophe that is Europe's [passport-free] Schengen area." While inquiries continue, foremost on many people's minds is the question of apparent security failures.
Germany issued a European arrest warrant for Amri on 21 December. Pictures of the suspect, along with his various aliases, were widely publicised.
France - which boosted security following attacks in 2015 - further reinforced checks at key transport hubs.
Opposition politicians including centre-right presidential candidate Francois Fillon and Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right Eurosceptic National Front, were quick to criticise what they said was the failure of the authorities to stop Amri from entering the country.