Lebanese-German ISIS terrorist who plowed into Pride parade killing one and injuring 29 is shot and killed

Published: 18:20, 26 July 2026 | Updated: 18:27, 26 July 2026 The Lebanese-German ISIS terrorist who plowed a vehicle into a Pride parade, killing one and injuring 29 has been shot and killed.  Abdul Ballout rammed a van into a crowd at Berlin's annual Christopher Street Day Pride parade on Saturday.  German media reported on Sunday that the 21-year-old had reportedly been shot and killed during a police operation at a garden complex.  Police had previously launched a massive manhunt for the terrorist, who had previously tried to join the Islamic State group.  Police sources, quoted by German media, said Abdul B, a German citizen, had travelled to Lebanon in 2025 in an unsuccessful attempt to join the Islamic State (IS) group. He had been in pre-trial detention until May 2026, and was ordered to take part in a de-radicalisation programme. In an update this afternoon, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt confirmed the number of people injured had risen from 16 to 29, three of whom have suffered life-threatening injuries. He said 'everything we are seeing here indicates that we have experienced an Islamist attack'. Abdul Ballout has been shot and killed, according to German media  Mr Dobrindt said the suspect 'rammed into a crowd with a car' and 'then attacked the crowd with some type of blade, it might have been a machete, and also severely injured those people'.  The minister said: 'We cannot rule out the possibility that further terrorist attacks might take place.' Mr Dobrindt added that Abdul B was born in Germany in 2005 and has a Lebanese background. His mother became a naturalised German citizen in 2002.  This May, he was convicted in Germany of 'preparing a serious act of subversive violence,' the papers report, but according to Spiegel news magazine, Abdul B received a suspended sentence. According to Bild newspaper, he was arrested in Lebanon while attempting to join IS and sent back to Germany as he is a German citizen. Spiegel reported that a few weeks ago there was a tip-off that Abdul B had posted a photo online posing with a weapon. However, a search of his apartment turned up only a toy replica. Police had been deployed to the suspect's alleged address, around one kilometre south of the scene of the attack. Berlin's mayor, Kai Wegner, said: 'This was an attack on all of us. It was an attack on our way of life and coexistence... and our way of life. Ladies and gentlemen, this must end. We must be very clear about this.' This is a breaking news story, more to come.