German police seek Tunisian in hunt for market attacker

Der Spiegel's online edition reported the news but did not cite its sources

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People gather to lay down flowers outside the Gedaechniskirche near the area where a truck which ploughed into a crowded Christmas market in the German capital last night in Berlin (Photo: Reuters)
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Last Updated : Dec 21 2016 | 4:10 PM IST
German police are looking for a Tunisian man after finding an identity document under the driver's seat of the truck, which ploughed into a Christmas market on Monday evening, killing 12 people, Der Spiegel's online edition reported on Wednesday.

Der Spiegel, which did not cite its sources, said the document was in the name of Anis A., born in Tataouine in 1992.

The man is also believed to use false names.

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First Published: Dec 21 2016 | 3:56 PM IST

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