German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Sunday that the vehicle ramming at Berlin Pride was an attack meant to divide Germans, vowing to defend the country's freedoms, according to N12. The statement follows the interior minister's designation of the incident as an Islamist terror attack.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Sunday that the vehicle ramming at the Berlin Pride parade was an attack meant to divide Germans, vowing to defend the country's freedoms. "These attacks only want to divide us; we will defend our freedoms," he said, as reported by N12. The statement comes after Germany's interior minister designated the incident as an Islamist terror attack on Saturday night.
The attack occurred on Saturday evening during the Christopher Street Day parade in Berlin's Tiergarten area. One person was killed and at least 15 were wounded. Police identified the suspect as Abdul B., a 21-year-old German citizen of Lebanese origin with known links to the Islamist scene. The suspect remains at large, and a manhunt is underway. The interior minister confirmed at 23:44 Jerusalem on Saturday that the attack was an Islamist terror attack, as The Zioneer reported.
Earlier, the suspect allegedly posted videos threatening German police officers prior to the attack. German authorities lowered flags to half-mast in Berlin on Sunday in memory of the victim.
The suspect is still at large and is considered dangerous and possibly armed. The manhunt continues.
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