Suspect in Berlin Pride attack shot dead during operation, police say
Authorities say 29 people were injured and the federal prosecutor will take over the case after the attack was treated as Islamist terror.
- On Sunday, Berlin police shot dead the fugitive suspect in the Berlin Pride van-ramming during an operation at a garden allotment in Spandau, ending the immediate manhunt for Abdul B.
- The Saturday night attack occurred during Christopher Street Day festivities in Tiergarten Park, where a van drove into a crowd, killing one person and injuring 29 others.
- Investigators linked Abdul B. to Islamist circles, with a history including attempts to join IS and a three-month prison term in Lebanon for 'inciting religious and confessional conflict' before returning to Germany.
- German Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig announced the Federal Public Prosecutor General will take over the investigation, while officials ordered flags at the German Parliament and city hall flown at half-staff.
- Condemning the "abhorrent event," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged Christopher Street Day participants "not to be intimidated" while vowing the government would bring those responsible to justice.
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German Police Have Shot and Killed the Suspect in the Drive-in Attack on a Pride Parade Participant.
German police have fatally shot the lead suspect in Saturday night's car attack on a Pride parade, claiming the suspect attempted to attack officers with a knife.
Abdul B., 21, was found in Spandau during a search operation and attacked the officers with a weapon.
Suspect was a 21-year-old German citizen who tried to join the self-proclaimed Islamic State in 2025.
The Berlin Police has announced this Sunday that they have found and killed the suspect of the hit that this Saturday night left one dead and 29 injured during the LGTB Pride celebrations in the German capital. The Police have reported that the suspect, Abdul Ballout, has been shot after ... Continue reading "The German Police shoot down the Islamist suspect of the run over of the Pride parties in Berlin"
Tragic Turn: Berlin Pride Ramming Suspect Dies After Shooting
The van-ramming during Christopher Street Day celebrations killed one person and injured 29, as federal prosecutors prepare to take over the case. The post Berlin Pride suspect Abdul Ballout shot dead after police say he charged officers with a bladed weapon appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.
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