“According to current findings, he is said to have rushed toward our emergency forces with a stabbing weapon, after which police firearms were used,” the Berlin Police said in a post on X, confirming that the confrontation occurred at approximately 6 p.m. local time Sunday. It went on to say that resuscitation efforts at the scene proved unsuccessful.
The incident occurred around 10 p.m. local time, promptly ending the remainder of the scheduled events for the nation’s annual Christopher Street Day celebration. The LGBTQ+ event, also referred to as Berlin Pride, is named for the New York City street that hosted the 1969 Stonewall riots—widely credited for launching the modern gay rights movement. The festivities included a concert on Saturday evening near Tiergarten, a large park in the center of the city.
“Everything we are seeing here indicates an Islamist terror attack,” Dobrindt said early Sunday.
A Berlin Police spokesperson told reporters in the immediate aftermath of the attack that there had been coordinated security measures in place for the Pride event.
A Berlin Fire Service spokesperson told media outlets at the scene that at least 11 victims suffered life-threatening or serious injuries. None of the victims have been publicly identified.
Later that evening, Wegner confirmed to German broadcaster rbb that the suspect “had been apprehended.”
Who Is Abdul Ballout?
Police on Saturday released a photo of the suspect who was originally identified only by his first name and last initial, in compliance with German privacy laws. “Abdul B.” was described as a 21-year-old German-born citizen. Police described him as having a slim build, with black hair, and standing approximately 1.9 meters tall (6-foot-2). He was last seen wearing a black hoodie with white pants, per the police report.
“He has committed various crimes. He has been radicalized in the past. He belongs to the Islamist scene,” Dobrindt continued.
Ballout allegedly “developed the desire to join the armed struggle of ISIS” in 2025, the press release continued.
According to prosecutors, he returned to Germany after his release and was placed under arrest. The court had “found it proven” that he had published Islamic State propaganda on his Instagram account in 2024. In May 2026, he was sentenced to 22 months in prison. The court considered suspending the sentence because of the time he had already spent in pretrial detention and in prison in Lebanon. He was released under probation supervision while a final decision on the suspension was delayed for six months.
Police searched his address on July 3 upon suspicion of a Weapons Act violation, but only discovered a toy gun, so “the case was subsequently dismissed,” the statement continued.
Is the Attack Part of a Larger Pattern of Extremist Terrorism in Germany?
The threat level in Germany remained at its recently declared “high threat level” on Sunday. It was established after intelligence pointed toward potential attack plans, according to the Interior Ministry.
“According to the current state of the investigation, there is at least one suspect,” the Berlin Police department posted while seeking public assistance. Dobrindt also commented on Sunday, “We cannot rule out the possibility that further terror attacks and such terrible acts might take place.”
Its data shows that while the Islamic extremist following in 2025 was composed of 28,645 individuals (up from 28,280 the year prior), approximately 9,110 of them were “violence oriented” (down from 9,540 in 2024).
The BfV report explains that extremists see tolerance toward sexual and gender diversity as an imported Western value “which allegedly aims at destroying the Islamic community.”
Government representatives sought to reassure the public later that day in light of the latest assessments.
He also expressed support for the victims and their families and gratitude toward first responders on the scene, assuring that authorities would move quickly to capture the suspect.
“There are more of us, we are stronger, and we will stay together,” he said, addressing his countrymen. “That is the most important thing in such a difficult hour.”
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