A video has been released of Berlin attack suspect Anis Amri pledging allegiance to Isis, as Germany warned his death does not reduce the country's terror threat.
The 24-year-old was on Friday revealed by Islamic State-affiliated news agency Amaq to have filmed a video declaring his support for leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi.
Hours earlier he was shot dead by Italian police outside a station near Milan.
Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere thanked the Italian authorities after Amri was killed following a shoot-out at 3am local time.
But in a press conference in the German capital, where Amri drove a truck into a Christmas market killing 12 people, he said the terrorist threat remains high.
“I express my gratitude and congratulations to the Italian authorities for their success,” he said. “I want to say how brave and professional they have been.
“This attacker is not putting us in danger anymore.
“This manhunt which ended in success of course does not mean an end because we have to investigate what happened further.”
“Unfortunately the terror threat has not changed. It is still at high risk.”
He added that "now the time has come to talk about consequences" of the attack.
Amri, the 24-year-old prime suspect for the Christmas market massacre, was challenged by a police patrol outside a station near Milan at around 3am, it was reported.
When officers asked to see his papers in a routine stop, the man pulled a gun from his bag.
Shouting “Allah Akbar,” or “God is Great”, the suspect fired at the officers hitting one of them in the shoulder before he was shot dead by police.
The police officer is now recovering in hospital.
