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- A van rammed and stabbed attendees at Berlin’s Pride festival on July 25 2026, killing one and wounding many.
- Police named Abdul Ballout, a citizen of Lebanese descent in Islamic circles, as the suspect and warned he may be armed.
- Over 2,200 officers have guarded Berlin since Saturday morning.
- Authorities stopped the Pride event at 10:15 p.m. and opened a crisis hotline.
- Mayor Kai Wegner called the attack an assault on the city’s society.
