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Germany pledges justice over Berlin Pride attack as police hunt suspect
Authorities said the attack was likely Islamist extremism, and police searched for a suspect they warned may be armed and dangerous.
- On Saturday, an extremist terror attack near Berlin's Pride festival left one person dead and nearly 30 wounded, with authorities describing the van ramming and stabbing as a hate crime targeting the LGBTQ community.
- Police killed the suspect, 21-year-old Abdul Ballout, a German-born citizen with Lebanese roots, on Sunday evening after he allegedly charged officers with a sharp instrument; officials now investigate how he remained free despite ties to the Islamic State.
- Syrian belly dancer Haidar Darwish, 30, performed Sunday at Museum Island with Queens Against Borders, joined by Egyptian dancer Aleya and Nigerian drag performer Countess Sasha Seduction, declaring, "We are pushing through, and we are here specifically today."
- Darwish stressed the importance of performing for a wider audience including Berliners and foreign tourists as the troupe transformed the somber atmosphere into celebration, with the artist noting, "We can also put grief into joy."
- Despite the solidarity displayed, Darwish told The Associated Press that "we are tired to constantly be put in a position where we have to fight endlessly," underscoring the LGBTQ community's ongoing struggle for visibility and safety.
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There was enough information about the suspect's radicalization, but the police want more powers to prosecute dangerous individuals.
·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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The suspect, a radical Islamist, was sentenced to a suspended prison sentence in May after attempting to join the armed Islamic State group.
·Montreal, Canada
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Following the attack on the Berlin gay pride parade, the controversy over possible leniency in the justice system swelled in Germany on Monday.
·Montreal, Canada
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The German Chancellor says, however, that "it is too early" to "draw political conclusions in the face of" the "brutal" attack
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