Police in Berlin have conducted counterterrorist raids in several apartments and buildings as part of an investigation into alleged Islamists linked to Tunisian national Anis Amri.
#Germany #Berlin — Counter-terrorism raids this morning. Suspects might be linked to Anis #Amri. — https://t.co/wdmgDwYxOg
— Terror Events (@TerrorEvents) 14 декабря 2017 г.
Germany remains on high alert, and has tightened internal security measures. Christmas markets across the country are being considered potential targets for extremists.
Germany- Christmas markets feel like a high security prison.https://t.co/ZIHLTrMU56 pic.twitter.com/q2oABcuXa5
— Stan (@StanM3) 6 декабря 2017 г.
On December 19, 2016, 24-year-old Tunisian refugee Anis Amri drove a hijacked truck into the Breitscheidplatz Christmas fair in Berlin, killing 12 people and injuring 48 others. German authorities stated that it was a terrorist attack. The terrorist group Daesh (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack. Earlier, Amri had shot and killed a Polish truck driver and hijacked the vehicle.
The #Breitscheidplatz #ChristmasMarket is open for business. The pastor of the church on the square says people are thinking of the victims of last year's #terrorist attack, but neither vendors nor visitors are afraid. https://t.co/WnIw8sILTu pic.twitter.com/q2CvU4bCq6
— Jefferson Chase (@chaseongermany) 27 ноября 2017 г.
Amri entered the EU in 2011, travelling from Tunisia to Italy and posing as a minor; he entered Germany in mid-2015. While in Germany, Amri attempted multiple times to apply for political asylum. He was detained by police in mid-2016 on suspicion of having used fake identity documents and was about to be deported, but was released. After the Christmas market attack, Amri was killed in Milan in a shoot-out with police. The mass-murderer was affiliated with the terrorist group Daesh.
