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Berlin attack suspect Anis Amri may have been killing quietly for MONTHS, German cops fear as they investigate ISIS murder mystery in Hamburg

The October attack was claimed by ISIS and saw a 16-year-old stabbed to death by lone-wolf knifeman

DESPERATE cops believe the Berlin Christmas Market massacre suspect could be linked to an unsolved ISIS murder.

Prime suspect Anis Amri was shot dead in a shoot-out with Milan cops in the early hours of this morning, reports emerging from Italy claim.

He is believed to have been behind Monday's atrocity that saw 12 people killed by a rampaging juggernaut.

And German police are now working on the theory an unsolved Hamburg murder that left cops baffled could have been carried out by Amri back in October.

 Anis Amri is being pursued by police over a Christmas market terror attack
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Anis Amri is being pursued by police over a Christmas market terror attack
 Cops believe the e-fit of the Hamburg killer bears a striking resemblance Amri
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Cops believe the e-fit of the Hamburg killer bears a striking resemblance AmriCredit: Alamy

German paper that detectives found similarities between the e-fit of the killer and Tunisian Amri.

"This is another lead we will follow," detectives confirmed.

The murder in Hamburg saw a 16-year-old named only as Viktor E knifed alongside the city's Alster lake.

His girlfriend was able to get away after being pushed into the water but Viktor died in hospital of his wounds.

Cops immediately began to work on the theory the killing had been an ISIS-inspired lone-wolf attack.

The group's AMAQ news agency wrote at the time: "A soldier of the Islamic State stabbed two individuals in Hamburg on the 16th of this month.

"He carried out the operation in response to calls to target the citizens of coalition countries."

An e-fit published shortly after appears to bear a resemblance to on-the-run Amri.

The revelation comes just hours after Berlin police announced they had CCTV footage of a man they believe to be Amri outside a Berlin mosque.

The footage was recorded just eight hours after Monday night's massacre.

Footage obtained by German broadcaster Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) shows a man in a wool hat, believed to be Amri, in the doorway of the mosque in Berlin's Moabit district just before 4am on Tuesday.

 Footage taken less than eight hours after the market massacre shows a man in the doorway who is believed to be Anis Amri
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Footage taken less than eight hours after the market massacre shows a man in the doorway who is believed to be Anis AmriCredit: RBB
 Police believe a man captured on CCTV outside the Islamist mosque is prime suspect Anis Amri
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Police believe a man captured on CCTV outside the Islamist mosque is prime suspect Anis AmriCredit: RBB

According to RBB, the mosque had been ordered to shut down and was known as "the mosque of the ISIS people in Berlin".

The same man was filmed on CCTV on December 14 and December 15, less than a week before the attack which left more than 50 people injured.

The mosque was searched by police on Thursday but the manhunt for prime suspect Anis Amri continues.

Elite commando units hunting for Amri blew up the front door of the mosque, throwing stun grenades and blasting gunshots, reports the .

The target was the 'Fussilet 33' association's building in Perleberger Straße in the south-east of the capital.

 Europe's most wanted man Anis Amri has been on the run since a lorry tore through crowds at a Christmas market in west Berlin on Monday, sparking a huge manhunt
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Europe's most wanted man Anis Amri has been on the run since a lorry tore through crowds at a Christmas market in west Berlin on Monday, sparking a huge manhunt
 Twelve people were killed and a further 48 injured after a lorry crashed through a bustling Christmas market in Berlin on Monday night
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Twelve people were killed and a further 48 injured after a lorry crashed through a bustling Christmas market in Berlin on Monday nightCredit: AFP / Getty Images

Neighbouring flats are also being searched, according to German media, with four people arrested this morning in Dortmund as police raided halfway houses and refugee shelters across the country to find associates of Amri.

The mosque was reportedly raided in 2015 over allegations it was raising money for extremists in Syria and an imam was put under investigation.

German federal police issued an arrest warrant for Amri today as it emerged the Tunisian was known to US authorities and was banned from flying to the country, reports the New York Times.

 A manhunt is underway for the truck terrorist who carried out the attack, Blood and fingerprints have been found in the cab of the truck
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A manhunt is underway for the truck terrorist who carried out the attack, Blood and fingerprints have been found in the cab of the truckCredit: Reuters
 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

Police raided a refugee camp in Emmerich in the district of Kleve, Amri's most recent address, after a long delay due to problems with their warrant.

Authorities in Germany have come under fire after it emerged the suspect was under surveillance for months over fears he was planning an atrocity.

He also spent four years in jail in Italy after torching a migrant reception centre, according to his father.

And he was not revealed as a suspect until 24 hours after the attack on Monday night despite his ID being in the cab of the truck.

Police, who initially arrested and questioned the wrong man, reportedly did not find Amri's ID in the footwell of the lorry's cab until Tuesday - giving him a head start.

An £84,000 reward had been issued in the hope of tracking down Amri, Europe's most wanted man.


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