Chief suspect in Berlin Pride attack shot dead, police say
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Police shot and killed the chief suspect in the Berlin Pride attack, Abdul Ballout, during a confrontation on Sunday. The attack, which occurred near a downtown party, left one person dead and 29 injured. Berlin prosecutors revealed that Ballout had previously sought to join Islamic State. The suspect, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, was killed after a nearly 24-hour search.
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Attack targeted LGBTQ+ community during Pride, a symbol of social acceptance.
The Berlin Pride attack left one person dead and 29 injured.
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Berlin prosecutors said the suspect had previously sought to join Islamic State.
South China Morning Post- Attack targeted LGBTQ+ community during Pride, a symbol of social acceptance.
- Suspect's background may fuel anti-immigrant sentiment.
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Loaded language removedThe suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack that left one person dead and 29 injured was shot and killed by police during a confrontation on Sunday in a suburb of the city, authorities said. Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, was killed following a search that lasted nearly 24 hours after the attack in downtown Berlin.
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Berlin prosecutors said the suspect had previously sought to join Islamic State.
South China Morning PostAbdul Ballout was shot and killed by police during a confrontation on Sunday in a Berlin suburb.
South China Morning PostThe Berlin Pride attack left one person dead and 29 injured.
South China Morning PostAbdul Ballout was a German citizen with Lebanese roots.
South China Morning PostThe attack occurred a few hundred metres from a party near the city's downtown.
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