Germany says fatal Berlin Pride attack believed to be an act of Islamic extremist terror
Police say the suspect remains at large as investigators seek witnesses and footage after the attack killed one woman and injured at least 16 people.
- A vehicle drove into crowds at Berlin Pride on Saturday, killing one person and injuring at least 16 others. Berlin Police identified the suspect as Abdul, who was shot dead on the outskirts of Berlin on Sunday.
- Cabinet minister Wes Streeting called the attack "absolutely horrific," saying it reinforces Pride's importance. He noted Pride remains "a celebration but also a protest" against those rejecting same-sex relationships, warning hate crimes are "on the rise."
- Ahead of Brighton and Hove Pride next weekend, Streeting said the Home Secretary and police chiefs will determine the "right" policing presence. British Pride marches are already "always well policed," he added, striking a balance between safety and celebration.
- Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant and equalities minister Simon Lightwood said the attack demonstrated why Pride marches still matter. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged participants in Berlin and across Germany not to be intimidated by the tragedy.
- Folkestone Pride organisers wrote that the attack reinforces Pride's core mission of visibility, safety, and solidarity for the LGBTQ+ community. Brighton Pride marks its 35th anniversary the weekend of August 1–2, headlined by RAYE and Diana Ross.
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Abdul Rahman Ballout, the perpetrator of the attack against the Berlin Gay Pride on Saturday, July 25, had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group in a video filmed with his phone on the day of the attack.
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By now it’s all starting to sound like a bad joke. An Islamist terrorist drives a van into a Berlin Pride parade, killing one person and injuring dozens more. And how is it reported? Much of the media went with the usual formulation: that the attacker might as well have been a self-automated vehicle. The white van “didn’t exactly hit the parade,” one typical report went, but as it drove through the parade it “attacked the people who were going a…
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