https://freerepublic.com/tag/abdulballout/ en-us Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:48:11 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389650/posts The man believed to be behind a deadly vehicle attack near Berlin's Pride celebration over the weekend left a video on his phone pledging allegiance to the terrorist group Islamic State, German prosecutors said on Tuesday. Though the person in the video was masked, authorities assume it shows the suspected attacker, 21-year-old German citizen Abdul Ballout, a spokesperson for the federal prosecutors' office said. He would not specify when the video was recorded. Ballout, who was shot dead by police on Sunday, is suspected of plowing a vehicle into crowds in Tiergarten park near the Brandenburg Gate late on Saturday,... Jerusalem Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389650/posts#comment Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:48:11 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389489/posts The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack that left one person dead and 29 injured was shot and killed by police during a confrontation on Sunday in a suburb of the city, authorities said. Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, was killed following a search that lasted nearly 24 hours after the attack in downtown Berlin. Prosecutors said he had previously sought to join the militant Islamic State group. Ballout was suspected of driving a van into a crowd near Berlin’s Pride festival Saturday night before apparently stabbing others with a machete in what authorities believe was... New York Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389489/posts#comment Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:31:29 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389437/posts German media are reporting that a suspect wanted after a vehicle was driven into a crowd gathered at a Pride event in Berlin has been shot and killed. One person has been confirmed dead in the incident and at least 29 injured. sky news https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389437/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:30:30 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389381/posts A major police operation is under way in Berlin after a vehicle was driven into a crowd. One person is dead and at least 17 injured. The nearby Pride parade was cancelled hours after it began. Follow the latest on this story below. .... At least one person has died, with more than a dozen injured, several seriously, after a transporter reportedly drove into a crowd. A manhunt is under way, and police say a suspect was known to police as a member of the "Islamist scene." The suspect is said to have fled after crashing into a tree. Helicopters... Sky News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389381/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:28:14 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389357/posts German authorities on Saturday canceled a popular pride festival after numerous people were injured and one killed when a white van rammed the festivities in Berlin. "We are currently deployed with numerous police forces as well as rescue units from the Berlin Fire Department in the Großer Tiergarten," Berlin Police said in a translated X post, after telling festivalgoers to leave the area. Police said the injured were being treated by rescue personnel. Fox News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389357/posts#comment Sat, 25 Jul 2026 23:49:03 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4373355/posts The Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has launched an interactive online tool tracking knife attacks across Berlin, as the party seeks to make rising violent crime a central issue in the city’s election campaign. The so-called “knife app” provides a detailed overview of incidents reported by police over the past 30 days, including an interactive map showing where attacks occurred, the number of injuries, and comparisons with official police crime statistics (PKS). AfD leader Kristin Brinker accused the ruling CDU-SPD coalition of failing to provide sufficient transparency on violent crime, arguing that public concern over safety has grown. Domestic policy spokesman... The European Conservative https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4373355/posts#comment Thu, 2 Apr 2026 18:22:25 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4373166/posts They are preparing for large-scale violent jihad in Europe against Jewish targets. And there are likely to be more attempts, as Stephan Weh, Berlin police union chief, suggested when he said: “As a Western metropolis, Berlin remains a focal point for radical Islamist networks, which today primarily recruit new members and supporters via social media.” Nonetheless, Weh states that this Berlin court ruling was important, given the precedent it establishes, and especially since Hamas is not a designated terror group under German law. As Western authorities become more knowledgeable about organized jihad groups, they still lag too far behind. They... Jihad Watch https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4373166/posts#comment Wed, 1 Apr 2026 13:23:31 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4373117/posts Four men were sentenced to prison in Berlin on Wednesday for operating a covert Hamas weapons-stockpiling network across Europe in preparation for potential terrorist attacks — a landmark ruling marking the first time a German court convicted members of the Palestinian terrorist group under the country’s terrorism laws. The Berlin State Protection Senate — a special national-security chamber within the Berlin Court of Appeal — convicted the defendants of stockpiling weapons for future attacks in Europe, including possible targets in Germany, sentencing them to four and a half to six years in prison for membership in a foreign terrorist organization... Algemeiner https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4373117/posts#comment Wed, 1 Apr 2026 03:34:05 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389443/posts Authorities say the 21-year-old suspect was fatally shot after allegedly charging at officers with a knife, a day after an attack left one dead and 29 injured. Berlin police shot and killed the suspect in this weekend’s deadly attack in the city’s Pride festival after he allegedly charged at officers with a knife while they tried to arrest him Sunday, authorities said. https://www.nbcnews.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389443/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:33:04 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389429/posts Suspect Abdul Ballout has alleged ties to Germany's Islamist scene, officials sayA suspect with alleged ties to Germany's "Islamist scene" is on the run after allegedly plowing a van into a crowd near Berlin's Pride festival and attacking others with a machete in what officials believe was an Islamic terror attack that left one person dead and at least 29 others injured.German authorities on Sunday launched an intensive manhunt for Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots whom officials say may be armed and dangerous."Everything we see here points to us dealing with an Islamic terror attack," German Interior... foxnews.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389429/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:39:01 GMT