Cops raid mosque as international manhunt for Berlin terror attack suspect Anis Amri intensifies and four men are held
Police blew up mosque front door and threw stun grenades in international manhunt to find Europe's most wanted
Cops searching for the suspect involved in this week's Berlin terror attacks last night stormed a mosque in the German capital.
Elite commando units hunting for Europe's most wanted man, Anis Amri, blew up the front door and threw in stun grenades.
The targeted mosque - 'Fussilet 33' - located in Perleberger Straße, south-east Berlin was previously raided in 2015 over claims they were funding Syrian extremists.
Nearby flats are also being searched.
Shops, streets and trains in the area have been on lockdown since the attack on Monday.
Anti-terror police have been searching vehicles crossing the German-French border.
An international manhunt has been launched following the attack at Breitscheidplatz Christmas market in which a hijacked lorry ploughed into revellers, killing 12 and injuring 50.
Yesterday four people linked to Amri were held by police as they searched across the country.
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Three men who have reportedly had close contact with the 24-year-old in recent months are currently being held in Dortmund, where Amri once lived with a hate preacher.
Officers were this morning combing a refugee shelter in the border town of Emmerich for the Tunisian terror suspect thought to be behind Monday’s attack.
A £84,000 reward has been offered for information on Amri’s whereabouts.
Bungling German intelligence officers reportedly wrote off the fugitive as an errand boy months ago, despite hearing him offering to carry out a “suicide attack".