SECURITYJul 26 · 18:00 UTCWPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMIBy GEIR MOULSON, KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and STEFANIE DAZIO, Associated Press

The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack is killed in a confrontation with police

The suspect in the Berlin Pride attack, Abdul Ballout, was killed by police during a confrontation in Spandau. Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, is suspected of driving a van into a crowd and stabbing others with a machete near the Pride festival. Prosecutors stated he had previously sought to join the Islamic State group.

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