Police identify suspect in Berlin pride van attack which left one person dead
German authorities are searching for a suspect linked to an Islamic extremist attack involving a van and a machete near a Berlin pride festival. The attack resulted in one death and multiple injuries, though officials report that no survivors remain in critical condition.
Why it matters
The incident underscores ongoing security concerns regarding extremist violence in Europe and the vulnerability of public cultural events.
A VAN RAMMING and stabbing near Berlin’s pride festival that left one person dead and many others injured is believed to have been an Islamic extremist terror attack, Germany’s interior minister said on Sunday.
The suspect in Saturday’s attack remains at large.
Authorities issued a wanted notice and warned people against approaching Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, saying that he may be armed and dangerous.
Authorities said he is believed to have injured several people with a van in a park near the pride festival’s closing party.
Several people were also apparently stabbed.
Interior minister Alexander Dobrindt said the suspect is believed to have injured people with a machete.
“Everything we see here points to us dealing with an Islamic terror attack,” Dobrindt said.
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