One person was killed and 15–17 wounded when a vehicle drove into a crowd at Berlin Pride on Saturday evening. Berlin police identified the suspect as Abdul B., a 21-year-old German citizen of Lebanese origin with known Islamist links, and said the attack was intentional. The suspect remains at large; German police are conducting a manhunt. Germany lowered flags to half-mast in Berlin on Sunday.
On Saturday evening, a white commercial vehicle drove into a crowd gathered for Berlin Pride in the Tiergarten area, killing one person and wounding at least 15 others, according to German police. The driver fled on foot, triggering a mass-casualty response. Police later declared the attack intentional and said they are investigating it as a terror incident.
By early Sunday, Berlin police identified the suspect as Abdul B., a 21-year-old German citizen of Lebanese origin. Police said he was known to Islamist circles and had been released from youth prison in May. The manhunt is ongoing; the suspect is considered armed and dangerous.
Germany lowered flags to half-mast in Berlin on Sunday in memory of the victim. The Zioneer reported earlier Sunday that the suspect allegedly threatened to attack German police in videos recorded two days before the attack, according to Israeli media reports.
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