Police identify Islamist as suspect in Berlin Pride attack, seeking his arrest

La polizia ha identificato un islamista come sospettato dell’attacco al Pride di Berlino e ne sta richiedendo l’arresto


Police officers operate after the annual Berlin’s Christopher Street Day Pride parade was called off, after a car crashed into the crowd at Tiergarten park, leaving several people injured, in Berlin, Germany, July 26, 2026. REUTERS/Christian Mang (Reuters)

VIENNA, July 26 (Reuters) - A suspected perpetrator of the apparent car attack on Pride celebrations in Berlin on Saturday night has been identified as a member of the city’s “Islamist scene” but he has not yet been arrested, a spokesman for Berlin police said on Sunday.

“We have now identified a suspected perpetrator. Measures against this suspected perpetrator, who has not yet been arrested, are underway. However, this suspected perpetrator is known to the police as a member of the Islamist scene here in Berlin,” the spokesperson told reporters at the scene.

(Reporting by Christian Meng and Francois Murphy; Editing by Kim Coghill)

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