Deadly van ramming and stabbing attack at Berlin Pride festival
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Abdul Ballout
Tiergarten park, Berlin, Germany
July 25, 2026
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A van rammed into a crowd at the Berlin Pride festival on Saturday night, followed by a stabbing. One person was killed and several others were wounded in the attack. Authorities believe the incident was an Islamic extremist terror attack. The suspect, a 21-year-old German citizen of Lebanese descent named Abdul Ballout, was killed by police on Sunday.
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