German police investigate suspected Islamist vehicle attack at Berlin Pride
German authorities are investigating a suspected Islamist vehicle attack at Berlin Pride that left one woman dead and 16 injured before police shot the suspect.
German authorities are investigating a suspected Islamist vehicle attack at Berlin's Christopher Street Day parade on Saturday night, which left one woman dead and 16 others injured. A white van drove into a crowd near Tiergarten park at approximately 22:00 local time.
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt stated that "everything we are seeing here shows that we are dealing with an Islamist attack." Police identified the primary suspect as 21-year-old Abdul Ballout, a German citizen of Lebanese descent. Following an intensive citywide manhunt involving local and federal officers, police shot and killed Ballout in the Spandau district after he reportedly confronted officers with a knife. Federal and state law enforcement agencies continue to examine potential extremist motives and connections surrounding the incident.
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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