Chief suspect in Berlin Pride attack shot dead, police say

AP Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-26 · 18:15 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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The chief suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack, Abdul Ballout, was shot and killed by police on Sunday. The confrontation occurred in a Berlin suburb during a search that lasted nearly 24 hours after the attack. One person died and 29 were injured in the incident, which took place near the Brandenburg Gate, close to the closing event of the city's Pride festival. Berlin prosecutors stated that Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, had previously sought to join Islamic State.

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Berlin prosecutors stated the suspect had previously sought to join Islamic State.

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The suspect, Abdul Ballout, was a German citizen with Lebanese roots.

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The attack left one person dead and 29 injured.

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The suspect in the Berlin Pride attack was shot and killed by police.

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The suspect in the deadly Berlin-pride-attack" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="171834" data-entity-type="event">Berlin Pride attack that left one person dead and 29 injured was shot and killed by police during a confrontation on Sunday in a suburb of the city, authorities said.Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, was killed following a search that lasted nearly 24 hours after the attack in downtown Berlin. Berlin-prosecutors" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="171835" data-entity-type="organization">Berlin prosecutors said the suspect had previously sought to join Islamic State.The attack happened a few hundred metres from a party near the city’s Brandenburg Gate that was supposed to close the city’s Pride festival.

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