New Berlin Suspect Was Previously Under Surveillance

A new suspect in the terrorist attack that claimed a dozen lives at a Berlin Christmas market was under covert surveillance for several months this year, according to German authorities, and is now the focus of a continental manhunt launched Wednesday.

Twenty-four-year-old Anis Amri, a Tunisian chameleon who has used multiple identities and has ties to Islamic extremists, was considered a threat and targeted for investigation in March. According to the Associated Press, a tip from federal security forces indicated that Amri was possibly planning a break-in to finance the purchase of automatic weapons to be used in an attack.