Germany says Berlin Pride attack believed to be act of Islamic extremist terror
German investigators on Sunday hunted a man who allegedly drove a van into a crowd near Berlin’s Pride festival, killing one person and wounding many more, before apparently stabbing others with a machete in what authorities believe was an Islamic extremist terror attack. They returned Sunday to leave flowers at a memorial near the crime scene in support of the LGBTQ+ community. “As long as humanity has existed, we’ve existed.
- ▪German investigators on Sunday hunted a man who allegedly drove a van into a crowd near Berlin’s Pride festival, killing one person and wounding many more, before apparently stabbing others with a machete in what authorities believe was an
- ▪They returned Sunday to leave flowers at a memorial near the crime scene in support of the LGBTQ+ community.
- ▪“As long as humanity has existed, we’ve existed.
9 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 4 lean left, 3 centre, 1 right.
- ▪ Berlin Pride van and knife rampage an ‘Islamist terrorist attack’, say German authorities — The Guardian — World
- ▪ Germany Suspects "Islamic Terror" Angle In Deadly Berlin Pride Attack — NDTV News - Latest
- ▪ Berlin Pride attack believed to be an act of Islamic terror, suspect on the run: German minister — Fox News
- ▪ Germany: Berlin Pride attack believed to be an act of Islamic extremist terror — France 24 (EN)
- ▪ German minister calls deadly Berlin Pride assault ‘Islamist terrorist attack’ — POLITICO Europe
- ▪ Germany says fatal Berlin Pride attack believed to be Islamic extremist terror — ABC News — International
- ▪ Urgent search for suspect after deadly 'Islamist terror' attack near Berlin Pride — Channel NewsAsia
- ▪ German interior minister calls attack near Berlin Pride 'Islamist terror attack' — Le Monde (EN)
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German investigators on Sunday hunted a man who allegedly drove a van into a crowd near Berlin’s Pride festival, killing one person and wounding many more, before apparently stabbing others with a machete in what authorities believe was an Islamic extremist terror attack. Authorities issued a wanted notice and warned people against approaching Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, saying that he may be armed and dangerous.“Everything we see here points to us dealing with an Islamic terror attack,” Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said.Dobrindt put the total number of injured at 29.Ashley Jump, a 26-year-old U.K. resident, had traveled to Berlin for Saturday’s Pride parade but had left the celebrations before the attack.
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