Anger, shock and grief - questions remain in the wake of the Berlin Pride attack

As details emerge about the suspected Berlin Pride attacker's past, many are asking why he was not in prison.

Merz Takes Heat Over Security Lapses in Berlin Pride Attack

The suspected terror attack at Berlin’s LGBTQ pride event has put Germany’s security measures — and the country’s fragile government — under an intense spotlight just ahead of key local elections.

By Kamil Kowalcze

Berlin Pride Attack Suspect Tried to Join ISIS, Prosecutors Say

The man was sentenced to prison for preparing a serious act of violence against the state but released from detention in May.

By Amelia Nierenberg

Berlin shaken by attack on Pride March: 'I never thought this could happen in the most queer-friendly city in the world'

On Saturday night, a woman died and 29 people were injured after a man drove a van into a group of participants in the Tiergarten park. After a lengthy manhunt, the suspect, Abdul Ballout, was shot dead by police on Sunday evening in Spandau.

German officials call for tighter extremism laws after Berlin Pride attack

Alternative für Deutschland, topping polls ahead of state elections, accuses government of failing to tackle Islamist radicalism Europe live – latest updates German officials have called for a tightening of laws for known extremists after a deadly attack in Berlin on one of Europe’s biggest Pride parades, as the far right seeks to mobilise outraged voters before three key state elections. The anti-migration, anti-Islam Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), the top party in national opinion pol...

By Deborah Cole

Authorities say deadly car ramming at Berlin Pride was an Islamist terrorist attack

German officials termed the deadly car ramming attack near the Berlin pride celebration that killed one and injured dozens an Islamist terrorist attack

By Esme Nicholson

German chancellor Merz questions why suspect in Berlin Pride attack wasn't being monitored

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed on Monday to take action in response to the fatal vehicle ramming attack on the Berlin Pride celebration over the weekend, with questions being asked as to why the suspected driver ​hadn't been in prison.

Germany: Islamist terror attack on Berlin Pride parade triggers political debate

Following the terrorist attack on Berlin's Pride parade, the Christopher Street Day parade, politicians and security experts are demanding consequences.

Germany releases second suspect in deadly Berlin Pride parade attack

A ⁠second suspect ⁠detained in connection ⁠with a deadly car-ramming attack on Berlin’s Pride celebrations over the weekend has been released, ‌the German federal prosecutors’ office said on Monday. “We continue to investigate broadly,” the prosecutors’ office told Reuters and declined to comment ⁠further. Spiegel on Monday cited sources as ‌saying that authorities released the person because initial suspicion that ‌he was a passenger in the ⁠vehicle ⁠at the time of the attack could ‌not be...

By Reuters

Suspect in Berlin Pride attack shot dead by police

German police said a 21-year-old man with a record of Islamist extremist activity was shot dead on Sunday, 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 10 pm on Saturday, not far from ‌one of Europe's biggest annual LGBTQ celebrations, Christopher Street Day.

By FRANCE24

Berlin Pride attack suspect ‘tried to join ISIS’ and was sentenced for planning serious violence just two months ago

Police identified the suspect as Abdul Ballout, a German citizen of Lebanese heritage who was known to authorities

By James C. Reynolds

Berlin police shoot dead man suspected to have carried out fatal attack on Pride parade

‘Love is a terrible thing to hate’ read handmade sign at improvised memorial for victims of attack on one of Europe’s biggest Pride parades

By Derek Scally

Indian-origin woman shot dead in Canada; suspect arrested for first degree murder

The suspect, Sharnjeet Singh, is also believed to be of Indian descent. The suspect and the victim briefly spoke before the shooting.

Second suspect in Berlin pride attack released

A second suspect detained in connection with a deadly car-ramming attack on Berlin’s Pride celebrations over the weekend has been released, the German federal prosecutors’ office said on Monday. “We continue to investigate broadly,” the prosecutors’ office told Reuters and declined to comment further. Spiegel on Monday cited sources as saying that authorities released the […]

Police shoot 21-year-old suspect dead after manhunt for Berlin Pride parade attacker

One person is dead, three victims are still fighting for their lives in hospital on Sunday, eight others were seriously injured in the incident

By Amy-Clare Martin

Berlin police shoot dead chief suspect in attack

German police said Sunday they had shot and killed the chief suspect in what officials described as a deadly Islamist attack near the Berlin Pride parade the previous night, the latest ramming assault to hit the country. The attack late Saturday -- the first such incident to target the German capital's LGBTQ community -- killed one woman and wounded 29 others. Berlin police said on X that they had traced the chief suspect, 21-year old Abdul Ballout, to an allotment complex in the western Spandau

By The Korea Herald

Suspect in fatal van-ramming attack at Berlin Pride shot dead by police

Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, was killed following a manhunt that lasted nearly 24 hours.

Memorial service in Amsterdam tomorrow for victims of attack on Pride Berlin

A memorial service will be held at the Homomonument in Amsterdam on Tuesday to show support for the victims of the

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Yam theft suspect shot dead, farmer held in Oti Region 

The Dambai Divisional Police Command has arrested Kwabena Badam, a 35-year-old farmer, following the fatal shooting of a man suspected of attempting to steal yams from a farm at Abongo No. 1 in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region.

By Abubakar Ibrahim