Iranian national arrested as suspected accomplice in Berlin Pride attack

Berlin authorities have arrested an Iranian national suspected of being an accomplice in the deadly vehicle attack that occurred during the city's LGBTQ+ Pride celebration on Saturday. The incident resulted in one fatality and left 29 people injured.

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Presumed accomplice of the driver of the vehicle.

The arrested individual was reportedly traveling with the main suspect, identified as Abdul B., who was allegedly driving the vehicle used in the attack. Abdul B. remains at large. According to reports citing sources close to the investigation, the Iranian national was detained on Saturday as a "presumed accomplice" and was in the passenger seat of the vehicle at the time of the incident. He is currently being held at a police detention center.

Media outlets, including RBB and Focus, reported that police believe the arrested man was inside the car that struck the victims. The primary suspect, Abdul B., is known to authorities as having ties to Islamist circles and is considered a sympathizer of the Islamic State group. Police have not ruled out the possibility that he had accomplices.

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The man is reportedly in the provisional detention center of the police.

In addition to being run over, some victims also sustained stab wounds. The attack has been classified by authorities as an Islamist terrorist act. The investigation is ongoing to locate the fugitive suspect and determine the full extent of any potential conspiracy.

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The arrested person is a man of Iranian nationality whom the Police believe was in the car that ran over the 29 victims.