Berlin Pride attack suspect shot and killed during police operation
Berlin Pride attack suspect shot and killed during police operation - Published The man suspected of carrying out what authorities say was likely an...
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- Berlin Pride attack suspect shot and killed during police operation - Published The man suspected of carrying out what authorities say was likely an "Islamist terror attack" at Berlin Pride has been shot and killed by police.
- Police say following the ramming, several people were injured in a stabbing attack.
- Speaking to reporters on Sunday, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said evidence pointed to it being an "Islamist terror attack".
- Dobrindt said Germany's threat level would be raised following the attack, while other states were also being briefed about the attack and advised to review their security measures for major events.
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Berlin Pride attack suspect shot and killed during police operation - Published The man suspected of carrying out what authorities say was likely an "Islamist terror attack" at Berlin Pride has been shot and killed by police. Police say following the ramming, several people were injured in a stabbing attack. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said evidence pointed to it being an "Islamist terror attack". Dobrindt said Germany's threat level would be raised following the attack, while other states were also being briefed about the attack and advised to review their security measures for major events. On Sunday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited the scene of the attack in Tiergarten park. Berlin police have said people were hit on Ahornsteig street, which is a long path stretching across the Tiergarten park, largely in a forested area.