MILAN, Italy, Dec. 24 (UPI) — Three men, including the nephew of Berlin market attack suspect Anis Amri, were arrested Saturday after police uncovered a possible link to Amri, a Tunisian national thought to be responsible for the attack that left 12 dead.
Tunisia’s Interior Ministry said Amri sent his 18-year-old nephew money to join him in Europe and encouraged him to pledge an allegiance oath to the Islamic State terror group. Amri, 24, was shot dead Friday. He is the main suspect behind the Berlin Christmas market truck attack on Monday.
Amri’s nephew was arrested in Oueslatia while the others were arrested in Tunis. They are being held on “suspicion of belonging to a terrorist organization and connections with terrorist offenses,” according to the ministry.
Investigators said the men, who were not named, are between the ages of 18 and 27 and members of a “terrorist cell.”
Amri’s nephew said they communicated via the Telegram app to avoid surveillance.
