Berlin attack suspect dead in Italy police shootout

Rome, Dec 23 (IANS) The Berlin market attack suspect Anis Amri was shot dead by police on Friday in Milan, according to Italian officials.

Italy's Interior Minister Angelino Alfano is due to hold a news conference, the BBC reported.

Amri was approached by police during a routine patrol in the Sesto San Giovanni area of Milan at around 3 p.m., the officials said.

The fingerprints of the dead man match those of the Tunisian main suspect in the truck bombing in Berlin on Monday which killed 12 people.

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