Berlin Police Kill 21-Year-Old Pride Ramming Suspect After Knife Charge
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Updated · DW (English) · Jul 26
Berlin Police Kill 21-Year-Old Pride Ramming Suspect After Knife Charge
3 articles · Updated · DW (English) · Jul 26
Summary
Berlin police shot dead Abdul B. on Sunday in Spandau after locating the fugitive suspect from Saturday’s Pride van attack and saying he charged officers with a bladed weapon.
Authorities are treating the case as an Islamist terrorist attack, with prosecutors saying the suspect had repeatedly tried to leave Germany to join Islamic State via Turkey, Lebanon and Syria.
The Saturday ramming near Berlin’s Christopher Street Day celebrations killed 1 person and injured 29, prompting a manhunt, mourning gatherings and flags at half-staff at the Bundestag.
Germany’s federal prosecutor is taking over the investigation as Chancellor Friedrich Merz and other leaders urged the public not to be intimidated, while the attack reignited a broader security debate.