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Inside the hunt for the world's most-wanted man

How German anti-terror cops plan to snare Berlin Christmas market terror suspect Anis Amri

An £84,000 bounty has already been offered for information leading to the Tunisian suspect

GERMAN anti-terror chiefs are ploughing their vast resources into finding one of the world’s most wanted men.

Anis Amri, 24, is prime suspect in the hunt for the terrorist who killed 12 people at a Berlin Christmas market using a juggernaut on Monday night.

 German cops are pinning their hopes on several key methods that could lead them to Berlin Christmas market massacre suspect Anis Amri
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German cops are pinning their hopes on several key methods that could lead them to Berlin Christmas market massacre suspect Anis Amri
 Police are hunting for a Tunisian man identified as Amri over the attack
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Police are hunting for a Tunisian man identified as Amri over the attack
 German authorities issued a wanted poster as they desperately tried to track down Amri yesterday evening
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German authorities issued a wanted poster as they desperately tried to track down Amri yesterday eveningCredit: Getty Images
 DNA evidence and fingerprints found in the killer lorry will prove key to identifying Amri
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DNA evidence and fingerprints found in the killer lorry will prove key to identifying AmriCredit: Getty Images

Panicked cops have offered a £85,000 bounty for information leading to the Tunisian.

Sleuths hope that might be enough to persuade anyone harbouring the 24-year-old to ship him to authorities.

Detectives are already believed to have DNA from Amri’s blood left in the cab of the truck.

The injury is thought to have been sustained in a life-or-death struggle with the truck's Polish driver - who was shot and stabbed to death.

 

Local hospitals have already been scoured in the hope an injured Amri sought treatment.

A fingerprint found on the door of the lorry is also thought to be a key piece of evidence in the hunt with a further print left on the steering wheel of the Polish-registered truck.

Cops have already launched a series of dawn raids in the west German city of Dortmund.

Four people were arrested at a migrant centre over fears they may have contacted on-the-run Amri.

 

 Police launched a dawn raid on an asylum centre this morning with cops hoping four arrests could provide information leading to Amri
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Police launched a dawn raid on an asylum centre this morning with cops hoping four arrests could provide information leading to AmriCredit: EPA
 Amri had been staying in this asylum seeker shelter in the western German town of Emmerich
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Amri had been staying in this asylum seeker shelter in the western German town of EmmerichCredit: AP:Associated Press

Information obtained from door knocks around the town of Emmerich – where he lived for several years – could prove key to establishing a lead, with many of his contacts believed to hail from the area.

Spooks are also likely to monitor Amri’s Tunisian family, who today came out criticising him.

There remains hope he may contact his brothers or parents in a desperate bid for help as he tries to evade cops.

His father Mustapha Amri told : "He worked in farm fields and sometimes with street vendors.

"He drank with his friends, which led to his arrest several times.

"His name also came up in many court cases regarding his use of cannabis, robbery and violence.”

 Amri's mother Nour Al Houda posed with a picture of her son this afternoon. Police believe the family could prove key to finding their man
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Amri's mother Nour Al Houda posed with a picture of her son this afternoon. Police believe the family could prove key to finding their manCredit: EPA
 Amri's second brother Walid, left, also spoke to the media today. Detectives are expected to monitor the family in case Amri bids to contact them
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Amri's second brother Walid, left, also spoke to the media today. Detectives are expected to monitor the family in case Amri bids to contact themCredit: Getty Images
 Amri's father Mustapha today said his son had been a heavy drinker, petty thief and smoked cannabis
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Amri's father Mustapha today said his son had been a heavy drinker, petty thief and smoked cannabisCredit: Reuters

Speaking to Sky News Arabia, brother Abdelkader Amri added: "When he left Tunisia he was a normal person.

"He drank alcohol and didn't even pray. He had no religious beliefs."

Close attention is also being paid to a series of identity documents that were left in the footwell of the cab.

The papers contained several aliases in different nationalities that Amri has been known to use before.


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