Berlin Christmas Market Attack Suspect Killed in Milan
Impacting Travel Donald Wood December 23, 2016
On Friday, the Italian Interior Ministry reported the suspect believed to be connected to the terror attack on a Berlin Christmas market, Anis Amri, was killed in a shootout with police in Milan.
According to ABCNews.com, Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti announced that police had stopped Amri near a train station in the Sesto San Giovani area of Milan when he pulled out a gun and shot one of the officers.
Police returned fire and killed Amri, and the officer who was shot was transported to a local hospital where he is now recovering. Italian authorities revealed they believe the man killed was “beyond any shadow of a doubt” Anis Amri.
Amri is suspected to be the main culprit in the truck attack Monday at a Berlin Christmas market that killed 12 people and injured 48 others. Police found Amri’s fingerprints in the cab of the truck, and he was known by United States intelligence agencies prior to the Berlin attack.
Police had been hunting for Amri since Monday. According to reports, Amri arrived in Italy from France and took a train to Milan. He was preparing to board a train in Sesto San Giovanni at around 3 a.m. local time when he was confronted by authorities and the shootout began.
Officials confirmed that the man killed by police was indeed Amri by identifying his physical features and fingerprints. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the truck attack and called Amri "a soldier of the Islamic