Anis Amri, who on 19 December 2016 steered a truck into Christmas market at Berliner Breitscheidplatz and killed twelve people, apparently also had Alexanderplatz and area at Berlin Cadral as a target for possible targets. This is due to files of investigating General Bundesanwaltschaft and Federal Criminal Office (BKA), reports newspapers of Editorial network Germany (RND). According to research by Berliner Zeitung, Amri already planned his deed on his entry to Germany.

According to Rnd, Tunisians inspected Christmas market on Alexanderplatz four times – last only a few hours before stop at Memorial Church. On Amris mobile phone, which he left at scene of crime, selfies are stored, which show later assassin in Pleasure garden in front of Berlin Cadral. According to report, investigator concludes that highly frequented area in front of church was a possible target for a similar profile to Breitscheidplatz and Alexanderplatz.

According to research by Berliner Zeitung, Amri already planned his deed on behalf of Dschihadistenmiliz "Islamic State" (IS) when he came to Germany. He pursued this project until very last and finally put it into practice. An Islamist, who was allocated by authorities, accompanied Amri on his entry.

Contact IS extremists

Amri is said to have had contacts in Islamists ' cell of preacher Abu Walaa, who might have inspired him to act. In a LKA document from NRW, it is said that Amri was "highly likely" recruited by talks with accused of Abu-Walaa network "for exercise of attack in Berlin". From outset, according to Berliner Zeitung, he was in direct contact with IS extremists in Libya and received specific instructions from m. Already in December 2015, Amri should have informed himself on internet about how he could kill people.

The Green politician Hans-Christian Stroebele said to paper that authorities had already Amris knowledge of concrete plans in February 2016 about which assassin had exchanged in intercepted chats with Libyan IS fighters. "The Federal office knew se protocols." Because of this suspicion, " general attorney could have had an arrest warrant for membership of a foreign terrorist group," said Stroebele. Amri, however, was not even completely observed.

Previously, several breakdowns in handling of German authorities had become known with AMRI classified as Islamist endanger.

BERLIN-Searches against suspected Islamists suspect is accused of being members of terrorist militia "Islamic State" (IS). The suspects should have moved to Syria via Turkey. © Photo: Paul Tineen/DPA Date Of Update: 16 December 2017, 12:03