German Police Kill Suspect In Deadly Berlin Pride Islamist Terror Attack (Worthy News In-Depth)
Police said the suspect attacked with a van and a blade after the Pride crowd was struck, leaving one woman dead and 29 people injured.
- Police shot and killed suspect Abdul Ballout on Sunday in Spandau after he lunged at officers, concluding a nearly 24-hour search following Saturday's attack near Berlin's Pride festival that left one dead and 29 injured.
- Prosecutors believe the attack was an Islamic extremist terror act, as Ballout had traveled to Lebanon in 2025 seeking to join the Islamic State group before returning to Germany after serving a three-month sentence for inciting religious conflict.
- A Berlin court convicted Ballout in May of preparing a serious act of violence and spreading Islamic State propaganda, handing him a suspended sentence of 1 year and 10 months. He remained free pending an appeal by prosecutors.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged national unity, stating the attack aimed to divide society. Mayor Femke Halsema said authorities "are closely monitoring the security situation" while ensuring celebrations promote freedom and love.
- Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt expects security to be significantly boosted at future Pride events across Germany. Amsterdam prepares to host World Pride this week as authorities remain vigilant following the recent violence.
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Efter terrordådet mot Berlin Pride talar vissa hellre om högerextremem och Agnes Wold än om gärningsmannens islamistiska motif.
One person died and 29 others were injured last Saturday in Berlin during the LGBTI Pride Day party, in a multiple hit with a vehicle whose driver ran away. The next day, the Special Police Forces shot down Abdul Ballout, the main suspect in the attack. Ballout was located on Sunday afternoon in Spandau district, in the north-west of Berlin. "The suspect came running with a stabbing weapon towards our troops.That's why the regulatory weapon was …
German police kill terrorist who ran over crowds at LGBT pride celebrations in Berlin Around 22:00 on Saturday (25/07), a white van accelerated and ran over a crowd near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, where thousands of people participated in the LGBTQ+ Pride March, killing a Polish woman and wounding another 29, some of them in a serious state.
German authorities are accused of releasing the suspect, a radicalized Islamist with a long criminal record. This comes after the attack on Berlin's gay pride parade this weekend, which resulted in the death of one person.
Controversy is growing in Germany following the car attack on the gay pride parade. Critics argue that the suspect, who was shot dead by police, benefited from leniency in the justice system.
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