{"id":18034,"date":"2026-07-26T17:47:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T12:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18034"},"modified":"2026-07-26T17:47:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T12:47:31","slug":"manhunt-underway-for-suspect-with-islamist-ties-after-deadly-berlin-pride-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18034","title":{"rendered":"Manhunt underway for suspect with \u2018Islamist\u2019 ties after deadly Berlin Pride attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"anchor-57d3e1\" class=\"body-graf\">A manhunt is underway for a 21-year-old suspect after a vehicle was driven into a crowd at Berlin\u2019s Pride festival on Saturday night, killing a woman and injuring 16 others. <\/p>\n<p><button class=\"styles_subscriptionCTA__LOUeY\" id=\"subscriptionCTA\" type=\"button\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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are seriously injured and five have minor injuries.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-3a6371\" class=\"body-graf\">Police released a photo of a suspect, named as 21-year-old Abdul B., who they said is known to be a member of \u201cIslamist circles\u201d in Berlin. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_small__gIJ9M styles_portrait__NEQhG\" id=\"anchor-715ab3\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"fit\" data-original-height=\"942\" data-original-width=\"703\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-360w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260726-abdul-nd-eee396.png 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-360w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260726-abdul-nd-eee396.png 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-320w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260726-abdul-nd-eee396.png 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-320w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260726-abdul-nd-eee396.png 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260726-abdul-nd-eee396.png 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260726-abdul-nd-eee396.png 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260726-abdul-nd-eee396.png 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260726-abdul-nd-eee396.png 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260726-abdul-nd-eee396.png\" alt=\"Police and prosecutors asked for help in finding a 21-year-old, whom they identified as Abdul B.\" height=\"942\" width=\"703\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Police and prosecutors asked for help in finding a 21-year-old, whom they identified as Abdul B.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Handout \/ Berlin Police<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-c6c70e\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cOur search for this person is proceeding at full speed,\u201d police spokesperson Florian Nath said Sunday, adding that investigators had no information on \u201cspecific motives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-4d81bb\" class=\"body-graf\">German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has condemned the incident in Berlin as \u201ca heinous act.\u201d <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-3696dc\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cThey wanted us to treat each other with kindness and tolerance. This is an attack on our society,\u201d he wrote on X, adding that the attack will be investigated with the \u201cutmost severity.\u201d <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-69a5a0\" class=\"body-graf\">German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said he was shocked by \u201cthis cowardly, abhorrent attack on people celebrating peacefully.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-472023\" class=\"body-graf\">Saturday \u201cshould have been a day of joy, visibility and freedom,\u201d Alfonso Pantisano, the Berlin state government\u2019s Queer Liaison Officer, wrote on social media.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-cc9023\" class=\"body-graf\">European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed her sympathy to the victims on Sunday, saying the Pride event stands for \u201cfreedom, dignity, and equality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-12ca2d\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cEvery person should be able to live, love, and stand up for their rights without fear,\u201d she wrote on social media.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii\" id=\"anchor-cf5d99\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"fit\" data-original-height=\"2912\" data-original-width=\"4376\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260726-berlin-1-nd-89e8f6.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260726-berlin-1-nd-89e8f6.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260726-berlin-1-nd-89e8f6.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260726-berlin-1-nd-89e8f6.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260726-berlin-1-nd-89e8f6.jpg\" alt=\"GERMANY-LGBTQ+-PARADE-CSD-POLICE\" height=\"2912\" width=\"4376\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Police officers inspect the car that alledgedly was driven into people killing one person and injuring 16 before crashing on a tree in the Tiergarten park on the outskirts of the Christopher Street Day (CSD) parade in Berlin.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">John Macdougall \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-2b54c9\" class=\"body-graf\">Abdul B. is believed to have injured several people with a vehicle, authorities said, adding that one or more people then left that vehicle. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-92f5d0\" class=\"body-graf\">A white vehicle suspected of being used in the attack has also been pictured inside the police cordon. The vehicle appears to have crashed into a tree.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-e71e4c\" class=\"body-graf\">The suspect is described as having a slim build, around 1.9m tall with black hair, a black hoodie and white pants.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-52c490\" class=\"body-graf\">Sunday\u2019s notice warned the public to avoid \u201cdirect contact\u201d with the suspect, saying that he may be armed and dangerous.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-9cee7b\" class=\"body-graf\">Hundreds of thousands of people had come to Berlin for one of Europe\u2019s largest LGBTQ+ celebrations on Saturday. 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