Police Release Name and Photo of Suspect in Berlin Pride Festival Attack
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The father of a man suspected of terrorism gave an interview to the German magazine Spiegel just hours before his son was killed.
Last May, the young man was sentenced to one year and ten months in prison for preparing an act of violence against state security. More information: ‘Tip Toe’: Russell T. Davies turns on the alarm against hatred of the LGBTIQ+ community
Who was Abdul B? Berlin Pride terror attack suspect known to be an Islamic State sympathiser
Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, allegedly drove a white van into pedestrians on the fringes of Berlin’s Christopher Street Day event late Saturday night.
Abdel Ballout, 21, had a suspended sentence for having committed a serious act of violence against the security of the German state.On Saturday he rammed a van into the crowd during the parade and killed one person.
How could a known Islamist apparently carry out an attack in Berlin? Following the attack on participants of the Christopher Street Day parade in Berlin, questions to the authorities are growing louder. An investigation by NDR, WDR, and the Süddeutsche Zeitung.
The 21-year-old suspected perpetrator, who was killed by police in Germany on Sunday, has a dark past, including trying to join the Islamic State last year.
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