German authorities are conducting an urgent search for a prime suspect following a deadly attack near Berlin Pride that left one woman dead and 16 others injured. The incident involved a car-ramming on the outskirts of the event, with the German interior minister stating that the attacker is also suspected to have used a machete.
The suspect has been identified as Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots. According to authorities, Ballout was previously known to law enforcement for a high number of previous crimes and for being radicalised.
Officials are treating the incident as an Islamist terror attack. Police continue their manhunt for the suspect in the wake of the violence.
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