THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Pride Parade Attacker Was a Known Member of ‘The Islamist Scene.’
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