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| A Tunisian man detained in Berlin on Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in last week’s truck attack on a Christmas market has been released. | A Tunisian man detained in Berlin on Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in last week’s truck attack on a Christmas market has been released. |
| German prosecutors said at the time of the arrest that the 40-year-old man’s number had been saved in the mobile phone of Anis Amri, a fellow Tunisian who is believed to have carried out the attack. | German prosecutors said at the time of the arrest that the 40-year-old man’s number had been saved in the mobile phone of Anis Amri, a fellow Tunisian who is believed to have carried out the attack. |
| On Thursday Frauke Köhler, a spokeswoman for the federal prosecutor’s office, said: “Further investigation has shown that the arrested person was not the possible contact person of Anis Amri and therefore he was released.” | On Thursday Frauke Köhler, a spokeswoman for the federal prosecutor’s office, said: “Further investigation has shown that the arrested person was not the possible contact person of Anis Amri and therefore he was released.” |
| She said investigators had suspected Amri might have sent the man a message and a picture via a messenger service shortly before the attack. | She said investigators had suspected Amri might have sent the man a message and a picture via a messenger service shortly before the attack. |
| Köhler also said a gun Amri used in the truck had the same calibre as the one he fired at Italian police in Milan, where he was shot dead last Friday. More tests were needed to determine whether it was the same gun, she said. | |
| She said the truck’s automatic braking system stopped the vehicle 70-80 metres after it hit the market, preventing more casualties. | She said the truck’s automatic braking system stopped the vehicle 70-80 metres after it hit the market, preventing more casualties. |
| Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack and released a video showing Amri pledging allegiance to its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Köhler said investigators had determined the video was genuine. | Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack and released a video showing Amri pledging allegiance to its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Köhler said investigators had determined the video was genuine. |