Suspect in Berlin Pride attack shot dead by police
A 21-year-old man suspected of a vehicle ramming attack near Berlin's Pride celebrations has been shot and killed by police. The suspect, who had a history of Islamist extremism, killed one person and injured 29 others during the incident.
Why it matters
The attack has reignited intense debates in Germany regarding national security, immigration policy, and the rise of far-right political influence.
German police say a 21-year-old man with a record of Islamist extremist activity was shot dead a day after he allegedly drove a minivan into people near Berlin's Pride celebrations , killing one person.
The ramming attack happened in the Tiergarten park near the Brandenburg Gate at about 10pm on Saturday, not far from one of Europe's biggest annual LGBTQ celebrations, Christopher Street Day.
Authorities said that in addition to the one fatality, 29 people were injured, some by a bladed weapon the attacker wielded.
"Around 6 p.m. (1600 GMT), the suspect involved in yesterday's attack in Tiergarten was located at an allotment garden complex in Spandau," Berlin police wrote on X, referring to an area in Berlin's westernmost borough where residents cultivate garden plots.
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