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German Prosecution Issues Warrant Against Suspected Perpetrator of Berlin Attack

© REUTERS / Hannibal HanschkePolice stand in front of the truck which ploughed into a crowded Christmas market in the German capital last night in Berlin, Germany, December 20, 2016.
Police stand in front of the truck which ploughed into a crowded Christmas market in the German capital last night in Berlin, Germany, December 20, 2016. - Sputnik International
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German prosecution issued on Thursday a warrant against Anis Amri suspected of having staged a truck ramming attack in Berlin, local media reported.

BERLIN (Sputnik) – The Bild reported, citing a spokeswoman of the Public Prosecutor General also said that, according to the investigation, Amri personally drove the truck used in the attack.

Emergency services attend the scene, after an attack by a truck at a Christmas market, in Berlin. - Sputnik International
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She added that noone has been detained as part of the investigation so far.

On Monday, a truck rammed into a crowd at a Berlin Christmas market on the Breitscheidplatz square, killing 12 people and injuring 49. The country's Interior Ministry considers the incident a terrorist attack.

A nationwide manhunt continues for Amri, a 24-year-old asylum seeker from Tunisia, whose residence permit was found in the cab of the truck. Police also found his fingerprints on the door of the truck.

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