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Photo of Alleged Berlin Attack Suspect Published by German Media

© 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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In its Wednesday edition, the German newspaper Bild published a photo of alleged suspect of the Berlin market attack.

​According to Bild, the police are now searching for an Islamist from Tunisia. His name is Anis A., he is 21-23 years old and he has several passports.

A policeman and firemen stand next to a truck on December 20, 2016 at the scene where it crashed into a Christmas market near the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedaechtniskirche (Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church) in Berlin - Sputnik International
German Police Detain New Suspect of Berlin Truck Attack
Earlier in the day the Spiegel magazine reported that the identity document of the 23-year old Tunisian applicant for refugee status, called Anis A., was found under the driver seat.

On Monday, a truck rammed into the crowd at a Berlin Christmas market on the Breitscheidplatz square, killing 12 people and injuring 49 more. The country's interior ministry has labeled the incident a terrorist attack.

On Tuesday, the German Federal Prosecution said that a 23-year-old Pakistani man detained following the attack was released due to no evidence proving his links to the attack.

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