BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday ordered a sweeping review of Germany’s security apparatus, which has drawn withering criticism after a known jihadist killed 12 people in a Berlin Christmas market.
Anger has mounted since it emerged chief suspect Tunisian Anis Amri, 24 — who was shot dead Friday by police in Milan — was a known radical Islamist and criminal who had long been under counter-terrorism surveillance on suspicion he was plotting an attack.
Critics have also pointed to a two-day delay before authorities issued a public wanted notice for the fugitive, as well as the fact the rejected asylum seeker should have been deported long ago.
Amid the fierce criticism, Merkel pledged a “comprehensive” analysis of what went wrong.
“The Amri case raises questions — questions that are not only tied to this crime but also to the time before, since he came to Germany in July 2015” from Italy, she said.
Anger has mounted since it emerged chief suspect Tunisian Anis Amri, 24 — who was shot dead Friday by police in Milan — was a known radical Islamist and criminal who had long been under counter-terrorism surveillance on suspicion he was plotting an attack.
Critics have also pointed to a two-day delay before authorities issued a public wanted notice for the fugitive, as well as the fact the rejected asylum seeker should have been deported long ago.
Amid the fierce criticism, Merkel pledged a “comprehensive” analysis of what went wrong.
“The Amri case raises questions — questions that are not only tied to this crime but also to the time before, since he came to Germany in July 2015” from Italy, she said.
