German prosecutors have detained a Tunisian suspected of involvement in last week’s terror attack on a Berlin Christmas market where 12 people were killed.

德国检方拘留了一名涉嫌参与上周柏林圣诞市场恐怖袭击案的突尼斯人。那次袭击导致12人遇难。

The prosecutors said the man’s phone number was stored in the mobile phone of Anis Amri, the 24-year-old Tunisian who is believed to have carried out the December 19 attack and was killed in a shootout with Italian police near Milan on Friday.

德国检方表示，阿尼斯•阿姆里(Anis Amri)的手机中存有该男子的手机号码。阿姆里是24岁的突尼斯人，被认为实施了12月19日的袭击事件，于上周五在米兰附近与意大利警方交火中被击毙。

“Further investigations indicate that he could have been involved in the attack,” the statement said. It said the 40-year-old suspect’s flat and office had been searched.

检方在一份声明中表示，“进一步调查表明，他可能参与了那次袭击。”声明中还称，已搜查了这名40岁嫌疑人的公寓和办公室。

Investigators believe it was Amri who drove a stolen lorry through the market near the Kaiser Wilhelm memorial church in the heart of west Berlin, injuring 55 people.

调查人员认为，正是阿姆里驾驶一辆盗来的货车，在西柏林中心地区威廉皇帝纪念教堂(Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church)附近的一个市场横冲直撞，造成12人死亡和约50人受伤。

One of the 12 was the Polish truck driver who was found dead in the passenger seat. The militant group Isis claimed responsibility.

在12名死者中，有1人是波兰籍卡车司机，他被发现死在乘客座位上。好战组织“伊斯兰国”(Isis)声称对此事负责。

Prosecutors have until Thursday to determine whether the case against the man held on Wednesday is strong enough for them to issue a formal arrest warrant. That would allow them to keep him in custody pending possible charges.

检方到周四才能判定，针对周三扣押的人的涉案证据是否足够让他们发出正式逮捕令。那样就可以继续拘留他，等待可能的指控。