BERLIN, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- German interior minister Thomas de Maiziere on Friday confirmed the death of Anis Amri, a man suspected of committing a truck attack on a Christmas market in downtown Berlin on Monday evening, the Deutsche Presse Agentur (DPA) reported.
The minister said he was "very relieved" that the suspected attacker no longer posed a danger.
The Italian government announced earlier Friday that Amri was shot and killed by police during a routine patrol in Milan.
The suspect opened fire at two police officers who had stopped him and asked for his identification near a local train station. Amri was killed and one policeman injured during the shootout.
Peter Frank, Germany's top federal prosecutor, told reporters here that the German authorities will continue the investigation into the Christmas market attack to find out whether Amri had any accomplices.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to give a statement on the death of Amri Friday afternoon.
Twelve people were killed and 48 others injured in the truck attack on the Christmas market near iconic Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in west Berlin.
