Police kill suspect in Berlin Pride vehicle attack following manhunt
German police have shot and killed 21-year-old suspect Abdul Ballout in Spandau following a major manhunt over the fatal Berlin Pride vehicle attack.
German police have shot and killed the suspect in Saturday's fatal vehicle attack at Berlin's Christopher Street Day parade, concluding an extensive manhunt across the capital.
Authorities identified the suspect as Abdul Ballout, a 21-year-old German citizen of Lebanese descent. According to law enforcement, officers opened fire in the western borough of Spandau after Ballout charged at them with a knife.
The operation follows Saturday night's attack near Tiergarten park, where a van was driven into a crowd, killing one woman and injuring 16 others. German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt previously stated that "everything we are seeing here indicates that we are dealing with an Islamist attack."
Investigators are continuing to examine the suspect's motives and background.
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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