German police kill suspect following fatal Berlin Pride vehicle attack
Police in Berlin have shot and killed the suspect of a vehicle attack at the city's Pride parade that left one woman dead and 16 people injured.
German authorities have confirmed that police shot and killed 21-year-old Abdul Ballout, the primary suspect in a fatal vehicle attack at Berlin's Christopher Street Day parade. Ballout, a German citizen of Lebanese descent, was located in the Spandau borough following an extensive manhunt and was shot after charging at officers with a knife.
The incident occurred on Saturday evening near Tiergarten park, when a white van was driven into a crowd of parade participants, killing one woman and injuring 16 others. German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt characterized the event as a suspected "Islamist attack." Federal and local law enforcement agencies are continuing to investigate Ballout's background and potential ties to extremist networks.
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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