Tunisia arrested the nephew of the suspected Berlin truck attacker and two other jihadist suspects who are "connected" to Anis Amri, the interior ministry said Saturday Dec 24,2016, as German investigators continued their hunt for possible accomplices.
A statement said the three suspects, aged between 18 and 27, were arrested on Friday and were members of a "terrorist cell... connected to the terrorist Anis Amri
Anis Amri, 24, is believed to have hijacked a truck and used it to mow down holiday revellers at a Berlin Christmas market on Monday Dec 12,2016, killing 12 people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.
He was shot dead after pulling out a pistol and firing at two Italian policemen who had stopped him for a routine identity check Friday Dec 23,2016 near Milan's Sesto San Giovanni railway station.
He lightly wounded one of the policemen before being killed by the other.
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