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BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) -- German police investigating the gangland-style killing of six Italian men in Duisburg this week said on Saturday they recovered a weapon and other objects that are now being analyzed as possible evidence.
The man in the sketch was one of two spotted near the restaurant where the killings took place.
Police in Duisburg said in a statement that they have been searching premises linked to the victims which "led to the securing of objects which could be used as evidence".
Police found the victims with gunshot wounds to the head outside an Italian restaurant near the northwestern city's central train station in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The police also said they recovered a firearm and ammunition though it was not clear if it had any link to the murders.
Police on Friday issued a computer sketch of a man thought to be linked to the killings, attributed to a mafia clan feud.
Experts are still examining video surveillance footage of the crime scene. But the process has been hampered by the poor quality of the film and results are not expected until after the weekend, the police said.
Investigators believe the killings were the latest chapter in a long-running feud between two clans in Italy's region of Calabria, home to the 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate.
Italian secret services said in a report this month that the 'Ndrangheta was the most dangerous crime syndicate in Italy and one of the world's top drug trafficking cartels. E-mail to a friend 
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