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Latest On Manhunt For Berlin Lorry Attack Suspect
Tunisian Anis Amri was suspected of planning to buy guns for a possible attack.
It's emerged that the Tunisian asylum seeker named as a suspect in the Berlin lorry attack was under surveillance earlier this year because of his Islamist connections. Anis Amri was suspected of planning to buy guns for a possible attack, but monitoring was halted for lack of evidence. He is now the subject of a Europe-wide manhunt.
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