Berlin Pride attack: What we
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Berlin Pride attack: What we know so far

At least one person was killed when a van drove at high speed straight into an ongoing Pride event in central Berlin. Here's what we know about the incident:

Tens of thousands of people are celebrating Christopher Street Day when the alarm goes off at 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 25.

A white van drove into the area at high speed, hit several people and then crashed into a tree.

A woman dies at the scene. 29 people are injured, several seriously.

The driver disappears from the scene, but is quickly identified by police as a man in his 20s, known to be connected to Islamist circles. He is wanted.

On Sunday, he was shot dead in a police operation in a colonial area in the Spandau district of Berlin.

The man is identified as 21-year-old Abdul Ballout, whose parents are from Lebanon.

The country's interior minister confirms that it is an Islamist terrorist act.

Germany raises the risk level for terrorist attacks.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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