Germany pledges justice over Berlin Pride attack as police hunt suspect
Police are searching for a 21-year-old suspect after a van attack that killed one person and injured 29, authorities said.
- On Saturday night, a van rammed into crowds at Berlin's Christopher Street Day Pride celebrations in Tiergarten park, killing one person and injuring 29 others; police launched a city-wide manhunt for the suspect, who remains at large.
- German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt identified the suspect as 21-year-old Abdul Ballout, a German citizen of Lebanese descent known to police for ties to Islamist circles and an attempted 2025 journey to Syria to join Islamic State.
- Ballout was convicted in May 2026 of preparing a terrorist attack but received a suspended sentence; authorities said he allegedly attacked passersby with a machete after the ramming before police found the abandoned van in the park.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz attended a church service Sunday and declared "we will defend freedom," while Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner said the city's freedom had been "attacked in the most horrific way."
- Federation Queer Diversity official Andre Lehmann noted a tenfold increase of anti-queer hate crime in Germany within recent years, saying the attack "hits the heart of the queer community" despite more than 2,200 police officers deployed for Pride.
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A white van ploughed into a crowd at a Berlin Pride event on Saturday night, killing one woman and injuring 29 others. Police are searching for a 21-year-old suspect known to Islamists.
Several Union politicians are calling for a tougher course against violent Islamists – and better monitoring possibilities. However, a decided reform of the intelligence services has not yet been implemented.
He was found in Spandau on Sunday. CPR was started immediately after the shots, but the man died at the scene from his injuries.
Tragic Turn in Berlin Pride Attack: Suspect Shot by Police
The suspect involved in the Berlin Pride attack was killed during a police operation at an allotment garden in Berlin's Spandau suburb. The incident, reported by broadcaster rbb, highlights the tense aftermath of the attack. Berlin police have yet to provide an official statement on the incident.
In Berlin, during the Pride march, one person was killed and others injured in a car-ramming attack on the evening of Saturday, July 25. Source link: https://www.linternaute.com/actualite/monde/11019600-berlin-un-mort-une-dizaine-de-blesses-ce-que-l-on-sait-de-l-attaque-lors-de-la-marche-des-fiertes/ Author: Baptiste Marin Publish date: 2026-07-26 09:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked source.
On the outskirts of the CSD in Berlin a car drove into the crowd. A woman died, 29 people were injured. According to media reports, the perpetrator was shot by the police in the evening.
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