German police have shot dead Abdul Ballout, the suspect in the car ramming attack on Berlin’s Pride march. The incident resulted in a manhunt lasting nearly 24 hours before police confronted him.
Authorities have indicated the attack is being treated as an Islamic terror incident. Ballout, a German citizen of Lebanese descent, was killed after attacking officers with a bladed weapon.
German police have shot dead the suspect wanted for the car ramming attack on Berlin’s Pride march.
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Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, was killed as he attacked officers with a bladed weapon, police reported.
Ballout was shot following a search that lasted nearly 24 hours. He was the main suspect in the attack on Saturday evening, in which a van drove into a crowd at the Berlin Pride LGBT event.
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German officials have reported that all indications point to a “Islamic terror attack”.
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