Suspect in Berlin Pride attack shot dead during operation, police say
Authorities say the attack is being investigated as Islamist extremism, and police shot the suspect dead after a nearly 24-hour search.
- The suspect behind a vehicle and machete attack at the Christopher Street Day Parade in Berlin died in a police confrontation Saturday in Spandau. The incident left one person dead and 29 injured.
- Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt identified the suspect as 21-year-old Abdul Ballout, who had previous criminal history. Dobrindt described the incident as an "Islamic terror attack," citing evidence from investigators.
- Authorities said Ballout drove a van into a crowd at Tiergarten Park during the Pride festival's closing party around 10:00 p.m., then allegedly attacked others with a machete. The celebration was canceled following the violence.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called the incident "a heinous act" on Sunday and said "we are open and freedom-loving and we will preserve and defend that." Governing Mayor Kai Wegner termed it an "attack on our free and cosmopolitan society."
- Before Saturday's fatal confrontation, Berlin police had warned the public to dial 110 if they encountered the suspect. Authorities continue investigating the violence that disrupted the annual LGBTQ pride festivities.
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Police shoot and kill suspect after deadly vehicle attack on Pride parade in Berlin
Police in Berlin, Germany say the suspect in yesterday's deadly vehicle attack on a pride event was shot and killed today. The post Police shoot and kill suspect after deadly vehicle attack on Pride parade in Berlin appeared first on KYMA.
Suspect in deadly Berlin pride attack shot dead by police
The suspect in a vehicle and stabbing attack near Berlin’s pride celebrations that killed a woman and injured 29 others has been shot and killed following a police operation, according to officials. Police located 21-year-old Abdul Ballout at about 6 p.m. on Sunday in an allotment garden in Spandau, a district in western Berlin, according to Berlin Police. Ballout allegedly attacked members of a police tactical unit with a bladed weapon, and off…
The suspect in Saturday night's attack at the Berlin Gay Pride Parade was killed in a police operation following a nearly 20-hour manhunt. Abdul Ballout, a 21-year-old German citizen of Lebanese origin, had been on the run since he drove into the crowd in a white van around 10 p.m. Saturday at the closing party of Christopher Street Day (CSD), the traditional LGBTQIA+ pride event that annually draws hundreds of thousands of people. After the van…
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