Two European cities are hosting Pride events under increased security after an extremist attack in Berlin left one person dead and more than two dozen injured last week. Hamburg’s Pride parade, one of Germany’s largest, is expected to have about 250,000 attendees, according to organizers. Hamburg is Germany’s second-largest city. Hamburg’s police chief said earlier […]
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The suspect in the Berlin LGBTQ+ Pride parade attack, who officials said was known to have ties to ISIS, was about to be disqualified from a deradicalization program after staff saw red flags, one of the program’s leaders told CBS News on Monday. Officials said Abdul Ballout, a 21-year-old German-born citizen with Lebanese roots, plowed a […]
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One woman was killed and at least 29 others were hurt when prosecutors say 21-year-old Abdul Ballout allegedly drove a rented van into crowds celebrating Berlin Pride on Saturday. On Sunday, police shot and killed Ballout after they say he charged at officers with a bladed weapon. Imtiaz Tyab reports. What to know about the […]
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A car drove into a crowd during Berlin’s famed LGBTQ+ parade on Saturday, killing one person and injuring at least 15, prompting police to call off the event in the German capital hours after it had begun. Police said some of the victims had life-threatening injuries. Firefighters and ambulances were out with many emergency staffers […]