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Suspected Perpetrator of Berlin Attack Identified on Daesh Video

© REUTERS / BKAHandout pictures released on December 21, 2016 and acquired from the web site of the German Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) Federal Crime Office show suspect Anis Amri searched in relation with the Monday's truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin
Handout pictures released on December 21, 2016 and acquired from the web site of the German Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) Federal Crime Office show suspect Anis Amri searched in relation with the Monday's truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin - Sputnik International
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Suspected perpetrator of Berlin truck ramming attack was seen on the video where he pledged allegiance to the Daesh, according to a spokesperson of the German Federal Prosecution.

BERLIN (Sputnik) – Anis Amri, the suspected perpetrator of Berlin truck ramming attack, was identified on the video where he pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (ISIL or Daesh) jihadist group, a spokesperson of the German Federal Prosecution said on Thursday.

"According to the investigation, Anis Amri is seen [on the video]," the spokesperson said.

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On December 19, a truck rammed into the crowd at a Christmas market in the center of Berlin, killing 12 people and injuring 48 others.

The suspected perpetrator, 24-year-old Tunisian citizen Amri, was shot dead a few days later by the police in Milan, Italy, after he was stopped for a routine check.

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