Pictured for the first time, this is the interior of the mosque where Europe's most wanted man was allegedly seen just eight hours after driving a 25-ton lorry into a crowd at a Christmas market, killing 12 and injuring 56.

The property was raided by elite police commandos yesterday, who blew open the door with explosives and deployed stun grenades before entering the mosque in Berlin's Moabit neighbourhood.

A neighbour reported hearing 'at least 40' gunshots during the raid. 'I used to be in the army and I know the sound of gunfire when I hear it,' he said.

Revealed: Pictured for the first time, this is the interior of the mosque where Europe's most wanted man was allegedly seen just eight hours after the Berlin Christmas market attack

Worship: Books were laid out on one of the tables inside the mosque in Moabit, Berlin

Shortly before 4am on the day after the attack, Amri was allegedly caught on a security camera as he stood outside a mosque in Berlin's Moabit neighbourhood, pictured

A man, alleged to be Amri, was seen at the same mosque on two different days in the week leading up to the atrocity. Pictured, a man alleged to be Amir on December 14, left, and 15

The property was raided by elite police commandos yesterday, who blew open the door with explosives and deployed stun grenades before entering the mosque

Last night the door was seen hanging on its hinges, and a rudimentary attempt to fix it with pieces of wood and masking tape appeared to have been abandoned.

A window in the hall outside the mosque, which was covered with graffiti and dirt, had been smashed.

Inside, the place of worship was bare and dark, with no lightbulbs in the sockets. Islamic books, pamphlets and evangelical material were displayed on a table, and a traditional robe was hanging from a peg on the wall.

At the bottom of a flight of stairs leading to the cellar were three pairs of shoes on a rack, together with two suitcases. According to neighbours, the underground floor housed living accommodation.

Fugitive Anis Amri, 24, was caught by a surveillance camera entering the property shortly before 4am on Tuesday, nearly eight hours after committing the atrocity.

The raid has prompted speculation that police are closing in on a jihadi network that may have helped the killer escape.

Inside, the place of worship was bare and dark, with no lightbulbs in the sockets

Last night the door was seen hanging on its hinges, and a rudimentary attempt to fix it with pieces of wood and masking tape appeared to have been abandoned

Islamic books and pamphlets were stored in a cupboard inside the mosque in the Moabit area

A traditional robe was hanging from a peg on the wall of the mosque raided by police

Local people said that the mosque was used by a moderate Turkish group until two years ago, when it was taken over by a more radical organisation.

It was later raided as part of a police operation to arrest associates of Abu Walaa, a suspected ISIS recruiter who was arrested in November along with four associates, they said.

Amri and Abu Walaa, an Iraqi known as the 'faceless preacher' because he never showed his face in his videos, were reportedly in 'regular contact'.

Images obtained by German public broadcaster rbb showed a man in dark clothing and a cap, alleged to be Amri, standing in a doorway in the early hours of Tuesday.

A lone chair was left inside the mosque, where the floor was covered with an ornamental rug

At the bottom of a flight of stairs leading to the cellar were three pairs of shoes on a rack, together with two suitcases

A window in the hall outside the mosque, which was covered with graffiti and dirt, had been smashed

Local residents reported hearing gunshots when police raided the mosque. Pictured, the stairwell of the building

He was seen at the same mosque on two different days in the week leading up to the atrocity.

Elite commando units hunting for Amri, 24, blew up the front door of the mosque, threw in stun grenades and witnesses reported hearing gunfire.

The target was the 'Fussilet 33' association's building in Perleberger Straße in the south-east of the capital.

Neighbouring flats were also, according to German media.

It was raided in 2015 over allegations they were raising money for extremists in Syria. An imam was put under investigation.

Police raided the the 'Fussilet 33' association's building in Perleberger Straße on Thursday

Local people said that the mosque, pictured, was used by a moderate Turkish group until two years ago