Police identify Islamist as suspect in Berlin Pride attack, seeking his arrest


Police officers operate after the annual Berlin's Christopher Street Day Pride parade was called off, after a car crashed into the crowd at Tiergarten park, leaving several people injured, in Berlin, Germany, July 26, 2026. REUTERS/Christian Mang

VIENNA, July ⁠26 (Reuters) - A suspected ⁠perpetrator of the apparent ‌car attack on Pride celebrations in Berlin on Saturday night ​has been identified as ⁠a member ⁠of the city's "Islamist scene" but ⁠he ‌has not yet been arrested, ⁠a spokesman for Berlin police ​said ‌on Sunday.

"We have now ⁠identified a ​suspected perpetrator. Measures against this suspected perpetrator, ⁠who has not yet ​been arrested, are underway. However, this suspected perpetrator is ⁠known to the police as a member of the Islamist scene here ​in Berlin," ⁠the spokesperson told reporters ​at the scene.

(Reporting ‌by Christian Meng ​and Francois Murphy; Editing by Kim Coghill)

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