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Police shoot dead Berlin Pride van and knife rampage suspect, officials say (Guardian, 2026-07-26) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/26/berlin-pride-van-knife-rampage-islamist-terrorist-attack-germany ——— >> Police confirmed on Sunday evening that the chief suspect had been shot dead, reportedly during an operation at an allotment garden complex ⁠in the city’s Spandau district. >> German media reported that [the dead suspect] Ballout, a German national with Lebanese roots, was a supporter of Islamic State and last year travelled to the Middle East in a failed attempt to join the group. He was then convicted in Germany of “preparing a serious act of subversive violence” … #Berlin #CSD #amok