Germany says fatal Berlin Pride attack believed to be an act of Islamic extremist terror

A man drove a van into a crowd near Berlin’s Pride festival, killing one person and injuring 29 others, with authorities suspecting an Islamic extremist terror attack. The suspect, Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, is believed to have ties to Islamic extremism and a history of criminal convictions. The attack occurred in Tiergarten park, near but not at the Pride festival site.