Police identify Islamist as suspect in Berlin Pride attack, seeking his arrest
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Police identify Islamist as suspect in Berlin Pride attack, seeking his arrest
by DZRH News26 July 2026
Police officers operate after the annual Berlin's Christopher Street Day Pride parade was called off, after a car crashed into the crowd at Tiergarten park, leaving several people injured, in Berlin, Germany, July 26, 2026. REUTERS/Christian Mang
VIENNA, July 26 (Reuters) - A suspected perpetrator of the apparent car attack on Pride celebrations in Berlin on Saturday night has been identified as a member of the city's "Islamist scene" but he has not yet been arrested, a spokesman for Berlin police said on Sunday.
"We have now identified a suspected perpetrator. Measures against this suspected perpetrator, who has not yet been arrested, are underway. However, this suspected perpetrator is known to the police as a member of the Islamist scene here in Berlin," the spokesperson told reporters at the scene.
(Reporting by Christian Meng and Francois Murphy; Editing by Kim Coghill)
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