An Islamist attack on Berlin Pride in Germany left one dead and at least 29 injured.
A recent Islamist attack in Berlin, Germany, has raised questions about the country’s handling of known terror threats. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: An Islamist attack on Berlin Pride in Germany has left one dead and at least 29 injured. DETAIL: On Saturday, at approximately 22:00 local time, Abdul Ballout, a 21-year-old German citizen with a Lebanese migration background, struck pedestrians with a van. Ballout was later shot and killed by police. Alexander Dobrindt, Germany’s Interior Minister, said Ballout was known to the authorities for a “high volume of criminal offenses, radicalization, and affiliation with the Islamist scene.“ Last year, Ballout tried to join the Islamic State in Syria, but was arrested in Lebanon in…Open
A German citizen with known ties to Islamic extremist circles drove a van into a crowd near Berlin's Pride festival, killing one woman and injuring 29 others, an attack Germany's interior minister called an act of Islamic terror. The white van plowed into Tiergarten park near the Brandenburg Gate around 10 p.m. Saturday as hundreds […] The post Suspected Islamic extremist kills one, injures 29 in van attack at Berlin Pride festival appeared first on American Almanac .
A German citizen with known ties to Islamic extremist circles drove a van into a crowd near Berlin's Pride festival, killing one woman and injuring 29 others, an attack Germany's interior minister called an act of Islamic terror. The white van plowed into Tiergarten park near the Brandenburg Gate around 10 p.m. Saturday as hundreds of thousands of people gathered for the final hours of Berlin's Christopher Street Day celebration. The vehicle struck several people before slamming into a tree. The suspect then fled on foot, and authorities say he also attacked people with a suspected machete before disappearing into the city. One woman died. Three others sustained life-threatening injuries. Eight more were seriously hurt, and the total…Open