Germany says fatal Berlin Pride attack believed to be an act of Islamic extremist terror
Police say the suspect is linked to Islamist circles and may be armed as they search for him after one woman was killed and 16 people were hurt.
- On Sunday, July 26, 2026, a van ramming and stabbing near Berlin's Pride festival left one person dead and 29 injured, with Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt stating the incident is believed to be an Islamic extremist terror attack.
- Authorities identified the suspect as Abdul Ballout, 21, a German citizen with Lebanese roots who police say is known for having ties to Islamic circles within Berlin.
- Ballout allegedly drove a van into a crowd before attacking others with a machete and remains at large, with authorities warning he may be armed and dangerous.
- Police spokesperson Florian Nath said the search is proceeding at full speed, as authorities issued a wanted notice and warned the public to avoid "direct contact" with the suspect.
- Investigators currently have no information on "his specific motives" behind the attack, as the search continues following Saturday's incident.
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Manhunt on for German Berlin Pride terror attack suspect who tried to join Islamic State
German investigators were searching Sunday for a man suspected of driving a van into a crowd near Berlin’s Pride festival, killing one person and injuring several people before apparently stabbing others with a machete in what authorities believe was an Islamic extremist terror attack.
One woman was killed and 29 people injured in an attack after a van plowed into a crowd near Berlin's Pride festival. Police are searching for the absconding suspect, Abdul Ballout. Authorities suspect an Islamic extremist terrorist attack.
His parents are Lebanese, but Abdul Ballout was born in Berlin in 2005 and is registered in the Tiergarten district of Berlin, almost in Potsdamer Platz, a quarter of an hour walk from the crime scene. It is true that the apartment building in which he lives with his mother, on Bissingzeile Street, could use a hand of painting, but no one would think it was the refuge of a 21-year-old youth arrested several times for assault and robbery that Ger…
They confirm an Islamist terrorist attack in Berlin after a mass run over that left at least 29 people injured; they launch a search for the suspect.
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