Berlin Pride attack suspect shot dead by police following manhunt
German police shot and killed Abdul Ballout, the suspect in a deadly ramming attack at Berlin Pride, ending a major manhunt after one person was killed and 16 were injured.
German police have shot and killed the suspect linked to a vehicular attack during Berlin's Christopher Street Day parade, concluding a citywide manhunt.
Authorities identified the suspect as 21-year-old Abdul Ballout, a German citizen of Lebanese descent. Officers located Ballout in the western borough of Spandau, where he was fatally shot after allegedly attacking officers with a knife.
The incident occurred late Saturday evening when a white van was driven into a crowd near Tiergarten park, leaving one woman dead and 16 others injured. German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt characterized the event as an "Islamist attack." Federal and local authorities are continuing their investigation into the suspect's background and potential ties to extremist groups.
Sources: BBC News, Die Zeit, Koha, Tagesschau
Sources
- Die Zeit — CSD Berlin: Mutmaßlich islamistischer Tatverdächtiger nach Angriff identifiziert
- Tagesschau — Eine Tote und zahlreiche Verletzte: Auto fährt bei Berliner CSD in Menschenmenge
- BBC News — What we know so far about the Berlin Pride ramming attack
- Koha — Kemi të bëjmë me sulm islamist, thotë ministri gjerman pas futjes së veturës në “Berlin Pride”
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