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Live updates: Latest on the Berlin attack investigation

Three people including the nephew of the Berlin Christmas market attacker Anis Amri have been arrested in Tunisia.

Tunisia's Interior Ministry said Amri - who was shot dead on Friday - had sent his 18-year-old nephew Fedi money to join him in Europe.

Twelve people were killed and dozens more injured in the attack on Monday.

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Berlin lorry attack: What we know so far

A truck which ploughed into a crowded Christmas market taking place outside the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church on Monday evening was deliberately crashed in a suspected terrorist attack, police said.

Here's everything we know so far:

  • Twelve people died and 48 were injured, 30 of them seriously
  • Six Germans were among the dead
  • The truck ploughed through a crowd at Breitscheidplatz square in the west of Berlin
  • Berlin police said the incident was intentional and a suspected terrorist act
  • A Pakistani refugee arrested near the scene has been released by authorities
  • Authorities said they did not have enough evidence to pursue the case against the suspect
  • The 23-year-old, who entered Germany in February, was reportedly known to police for minor offences
  • He denied involvement and officials have said they are unclear if he was the driver
  • A passenger in the lorry, named by his cousin as 37-year-old Polish national Lukasz Urban, was found shot dead on the passenger seat
  • Police have yet to find the weapon

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