Who was Abdul B? Berlin Pride terror attack suspect known to be an Islamic State sympathiser
Berlin police identified 21-year-old Abdul Ballout as the suspect in a terror attack during the Christopher Street Day event, where he allegedly drove a van into pedestrians and attacked them with a machete. Ballout, known to law enforcement as an Islamic State sympathiser, had attempted to join the jihadist group in 2025 and was previously incarcerated in Lebanon. He died at the scene after confronting police with a weapon, despite resuscitation efforts by emergency services.