Berlin Pride attack suspect reported to be Islamic State supporter

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By AFP 26 July 2026, 2:33 pm 2 Edit

A photo released by Berlin police shows Abdul Ballout, the 21-year-old suspect in a deadly attack near the Berlin Pride Festival on July 25, 2026. (Berlin Police)

The chief suspect in a deadly attack near Berlin’s Pride parade on Saturday night is a supporter of the so-called Islamic State (IS) group and was previously convicted for related offenses, German media report.

The 21-year-old man named by police as Abdul B. last year traveled to the Middle East in a failed attempt to join the group, according to the Bild and Spiegel newspapers. He was then convicted in Germany of “preparing a serious act of subversive violence,” the papers report.