Berlin terror attack suspect’s fingerprints found in cab of lorry

● Hunt continues for man on the run ● Christmas market reopens

Tunisian suspect Anis Amri’s fingerprints have been found in the cab of the truck that ploughed into a Christmas market in Berlin, strengthening the case linking him to the deadly attack, Germany’s top security official said yesterday.

Authorities across Europe were scrambling to find the 24-year-old suspect, a day after Germany issued a wanted notice for him and warned that he may be “violent and armed”.

In Berlin, the Christmas market that was ripped apart by the truck reopened – with increased security measures – in a signal of the city’s resilience.

German authorities have offered a reward of up to €100,000 (£84,950 )for information leading to Amri’s arrest. Twelve people were killed and 48 injured in Monday evening’s rampage, which was claimed by the Islamic State group.

“We can tell you today that there are additional indications that this suspect is with high probability really the perpetrator,” interior minister Thomas de Maiziere said after visiting the Federal Criminal Police Office along with Chancellor Angela Merkel.

“Fingerprints were found

0 Visitors fill the Christmas market near the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin yesterday leaving Tunisia in the wake of the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings.

At the market outside Berlin’s Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, police placed concrete blocks at the roadside yesterday to provide extra security as it reopened. In a solemn tribute to the victims, organisers decided to do without party music and bright lighting and Berliners and visitors laid candles and flowers at the site.