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Berlin police arrest Christmas market attacker's alleged accomplice

Six days after jihadi Anis Amri was shot dead by police in Italy, security services raided the home and business premises of a fellow Tunisian living in Berlin

Anis Amri is said to have been in contact with the arrested man before the attack in Berlin(Getty)

German police swooped today to arrest an alleged accomplice of the Berlin market attacker.

Six days after jihadi Anis Amri , 24, was shot dead by police in Italy, security services raided the home and business premises of a fellow Tunisian living in Berlin.

Sources said the 40-year-old’s phone number was found in Amri’s mobile and had been called numerous times in the run-up to December 19, when Amri ploughed a hijacked HGV into a packed Christmas market , killing 12.

Amri, who had pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State, is thought to have dumped his phone alongside his ID papers in the cab of the 20-tonne truck so he could not be traced while on the run.

Amri on video pledging allegiance to ISIS(Copyright unknown)

Refusing to give any more details on the suspected accomplice, the office of Germany’s federal prosecutor said: ”Further investigations indicate that he could have been involved in the attack.

“To what extent suspicions against the arrested person will be hardened up remains to be seen after further investigation.

A decision is set to be taken tomorrow on whether there is enough evidence to charge the arrested person.

The arrest came as more information emerged about how Amri managed to get to Italy, where police stumbled across him before killing him in a shoot-out.