Suspect in Berlin Pride attack shot dead during operation, police say
Authorities say the attack is being investigated as Islamist extremism, and police shot the suspect dead after a nearly 24-hour search.
- The suspect behind a vehicle and machete attack at the Christopher Street Day Parade in Berlin died in a police confrontation Saturday in Spandau. The incident left one person dead and 29 injured.
- Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt identified the suspect as 21-year-old Abdul Ballout, who had previous criminal history. Dobrindt described the incident as an "Islamic terror attack," citing evidence from investigators.
- Authorities said Ballout drove a van into a crowd at Tiergarten Park during the Pride festival's closing party around 10:00 p.m., then allegedly attacked others with a machete. The celebration was canceled following the violence.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called the incident "a heinous act" on Sunday and said "we are open and freedom-loving and we will preserve and defend that." Governing Mayor Kai Wegner termed it an "attack on our free and cosmopolitan society."
- Before Saturday's fatal confrontation, Berlin police had warned the public to dial 110 if they encountered the suspect. Authorities continue investigating the violence that disrupted the annual LGBTQ pride festivities.
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The police found him, after a hunt lasting over 20 hours, in a shed in the Spandau neighborhood. It was 6:30 p.m. The terrorist with a knife attacked the special forces that have...
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Suspect in Berlin Pride attack shot dead by police
BERLIN — German police said a 21-year-old man with a record of Islamist extremist activity was shot dead on Sunday, a day after he allegedly drove a minivan into people near Berlin's Pride celebrations, killing one person. The ramming attack happened in the Tiergarten park near the Brandenburg Gate at about 10 p.m. (2000 GMT) on Saturday, not far from one of Europe's biggest annual LGBTQ celebrations, Christopher Street Day. Authorities said tha…
Berlin Pride attack suspect shot dead by police after manhunt. Here’s what we know so far
By Laura Sharman, Chandler Thornton, Sophie Tanno, Jonny Hallam, CNN (CNN) — The suspect in what German authorities described as an “Islamist terror attack” at Berlin’s Pride celebrations was shot dead by police following a major manhunt Sunday. At least one person was killed and 29 others injured in Saturday’s vehicle-ramming and stabbing attack at Tiergarten park, near the crowded LGBTQ+ event. The attack follows several incidents in recent ye…
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