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Suspect in Berlin Pride Attack Killed by Police
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Suspect in Berlin Pride Attack Killed by Police

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Police in Berlin shot and killed the suspected perpetrator of a multiple-vehicle attack at an LGTBI Pride event.
  • The 21-year-old suspect, identified as Abdul Ballout, had prior convictions for assault and attempted affiliation with the Islamic State.
  • Authorities are investigating whether the suspect had accomplices, with several associates arrested for questioning.

The alleged perpetrator of a deadly vehicle attack at Berlin's LGTBI Pride event has been killed by police in the Spandau district, according to media reports. The incident on Saturday left one person dead and 29 injured.

Special police forces reportedly cornered the fugitive in a garden area, leading to a shootout in which the suspect was fatally wounded. German media identified the individual as 21-year-old Abdul Ballout. Berlin's Interior Minister Iris Spranger expressed gratitude to security forces for their swift apprehension of the attacker.

Ballout had been on the run since allegedly carrying out the attack. Police had previously searched his family home and other locations without success. He had a history of assault and robbery convictions and was previously sentenced to nearly two years in prison for attempting to join the Islamic State group in Syria.

He was on conditional release while prosecutors appealed for a longer sentence and was participating in a de-radicalization program. Investigators have not ruled out the possibility that Ballout had accomplices, and several associates have been arrested and are being questioned.

I am grateful to the security forces for having located the attacker so quickly. It is an extraordinary achievement.

— Iris SprangerBerlin's Interior Minister commenting on the swift apprehension of the suspect.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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