Suspect in Berlin Christmas market attack shot dead in Italy
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Berlin
THE suspect in the Berlin Christmas market attack has been shot dead near Milan, according to Italian officials, bringing an end to an international manhunt for the 24-year-old Tunisian that had kept the continent on edge as the holidays fast approached.
Anis Amri was killed, Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti said, after a dramatic 3.30am encounter at a routine checkpoint in greater Milan. When encountered by police, Amri pulled a gun and shot one officer, before being shot dead.
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