Overview
- A car drove into a crowd near the Christopher Street Day route in central Berlin and several people were then injured by stabbing in an attack that left at least one person dead on July 25.
- Investigators have named a 21-year-old suspect, Abdul B., and Berlin police and the public prosecutor's office are actively searching for him while urging the public not to approach him.
- German media and officials say the suspect tried to travel to Syria, admitted contacts with Islamic State and was detained at Berlin-Brandenburg airport after returning from Lebanon, and he had been classified as a monitored Islamist 'Gefährder'.
- Authorities have asked witnesses to hand over photos, videos and tips to help the investigation and warned that the suspect may be armed and dangerous if encountered.
- The case raises fresh questions about how security services monitor high-risk individuals and how authorities protect large public events such as Pride parades.