
Why Germany failed to stop the Berlin attack suspect
Clip: 12/22/2016 | 5m 3s
German authorities failed to prevent the Berlin attack, but knew about suspect Anis Amri.
The man suspected of carrying out an attack on a Christmas market was well known to German authorities. Anis Amri was under surveillance for six months and slated for deportation, but his home country refused to accept him. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Peter Neumann of King’s College about how German authorities could have missed the signals.
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Why Germany failed to stop the Berlin attack suspect
Clip: 12/22/2016 | 5m 3s
The man suspected of carrying out an attack on a Christmas market was well known to German authorities. Anis Amri was under surveillance for six months and slated for deportation, but his home country refused to accept him. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Peter Neumann of King’s College about how German authorities could have missed the signals.
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