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Warsaw investigates Berlin attack that killed Polish citizen
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Warsaw investigates Berlin attack that killed Polish citizen

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Warsaw is investigating a deadly attack in Berlin where a Polish citizen was killed.
  • The victim was in Berlin with her daughter, who is hospitalized but not in life-threatening condition.
  • Authorities are examining a confession video found on the attacker's phone, who was identified as 21-year-old Abdul B. and was shot by police.

Warsaw is investigating a suspected terror attack in Berlin that killed a Polish citizen, authorities announced Monday. The victim was in the German capital with her daughter, who is being treated in the hospital but is not in danger, according to Poland's Foreign Ministry.

The victim was in Berlin with her daughter.

— Berlin Mayor Kai WegnerDescribing the victim and her circumstances following the attack.

The ministry confirmed it had been informed of the mother's death. Berlin's Pride festival, known locally as Christopher Street Day, was canceled Saturday evening after a man drove a car into a crowd during a large-scale event. One woman died, and 29 others were injured.

Police reported Sunday evening that they had shot and killed the attacker, identified as Abdul B. A spokesperson for the German Federal Prosecutor's Office confirmed that investigators found a confession video on the suspect's phone after the deadly attack at the Pride parade. The spokesperson confirmed a report by the newspaper "Bild" that investigators discovered a video in which responsibility for the Saturday evening attack is claimed.

She was informed about her mother's death.

— Polish Foreign MinistryConfirming the daughter's condition and notification of her mother's death.

The 21-year-old suspect, Abdul B., is accused of driving into the crowd in Tiergarten park and attacking passersby with a bladed weapon, reportedly a machete. The suspect was killed by police in a garden in the western Spandau district after an all-day manhunt.

Investigators discovered a video in which responsibility for the Saturday evening attack is claimed.

— German Federal Prosecutor's Office spokespersonConfirming the discovery of a confession video on the suspect's phone.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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