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The police said the suspect was involved in local Islamic groups and that there was a “strong suspicion” it was an act of terrorism. At least one person was killed and 16 injured.
German authorities are investigating a deadly car-ramming near Berlin’s Pride festival as an Islamist terrorist attack. The suspect, identified as Abdul Ballout, 21, allegedly drove into a crowd on Saturday night, killing one person and injuring at least 16. Police shot and killed him during a raid on Sunday evening after a daylong manhunt. Officials said he had tried to join ISIS and had been released from detention in May. Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for tighter terrorism monitoring, while Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt described the assault as Islamist terrorism.
NYTimes – World The police said the suspect was involved in local Islamic groups and that there was a “strong suspicion” it was an act of terrorism. At least one person was killed and 16 injured.
NYTimes – World The police said the suspect was involved in local Islamic groups and that there was a “strong suspicion” it was an act of terrorism. At least one person was killed and 16 injured.
NYTimes – World German officials termed the deadly car ramming attack near the Berlin pride celebration that killed one and injured dozens an Islamist terrorist attack
Berlin Police shot and killed the suspect who allegedly rammed his vehicle into a crowd at Berlin Pride on Saturday night, leaving one dead and dozens injured.
Berliners laid flowers and candles at a memorial near the Brandenburg Gate as crews dismantled stages and cleaned up following Saturday's deadly attack near the city's Pride festival.
BBC News – World Police say Abdul Ballout was shot and killed after he rushed at officers with a knife in a western borough of Berlin.
NYTimes – World German authorities said the main suspect in the crime, which they called a likely act of terrorism, had been killed in a police raid on Sunday evening.
Abdul Ballout, 21, reportedly shot in operation at allotment in Spandau district after fatal attack in Tiergarten park A man suspected of a driving a van into a crowd near Berlin’s Pride festival then going on a knife rampage in an Islamist terror attack has been shot dead by police, German officials have said. Police confirmed on Sunday evening that the chief suspect had been shot dead, reportedly during an operati…
BBC News – World A police manhunt is under way after a suspect rammed a car into a crowd at a Pride event in the German capital on Saturday night.
Authorities issue wanted notice for Abdul Ballout, 21, after deadly van ramming described as Islamist terrorism German authorities have issued a wanted notice for a suspect in a deadly van ramming near Berlin’s Pride festival that has been described as an Islamist attack. The interior minister, Alexander Dobrindt, named the chief suspect as 21-year-old Abdul Ballout. German media reported he was a supporter of Islam…
BBC News – World A 21-year-old suspect has been identified by police, but he has not been found.
NPR – World Berlin police said they have identified a suspect who "is known to police" and has links to "Islamist circles."
NPR – World A search is underway for one or two suspects, according to Berlin police.
BBC News – World Police say an intensive manhunt is under way after the incident in Berlin's city centre.