Manhunt underway for suspect with ‘Islamist’ ties after deadly Berlin Pride attack

GermanyManhunt underway for suspect with ‘Islamist’ ties after deadly Berlin Pride attackGerman police are hunting for a suspect, 21, who they said is known to be a member of “Islamist circles” in Berlin. Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00A pride flag and flowers at a makeshift memorial on July 26, near the scene where a vehicle rammed into crowds in the aftermath of Berlin's Pride celebrations.Omer Messinger / Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJuly 26, 2026, 8:01 AM EDTBy Freddie ClaytonA manhunt is underway for a 21-year-old suspect after a vehicle was driven into a crowd at Berlin’s Pride festival on Saturday night, killing a woman and injuring 16 others. Subscribe to read this story ad-freeGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Several people are also reported to have been stabbed during the attack, authorities said, which happened in Tiergarten park around 10 p.m. local time, near the Brandenburg Gate landmark in the German capital.Three of the injured people have life-threatening injuries, Berlin’s fire department spokesman Dominik Pretz said Sunday morning, adding that eight are seriously injured and five have minor injuries.Police released a photo of a suspect, named as 21-year-old Abdul B., who they said is known to be a member of “Islamist circles” in Berlin. Police and prosecutors asked for help in finding a 21-year-old, whom they identified as Abdul B.Handout / Berlin Police“Our search for this person is proceeding at full speed,” police spokesperson Florian Nath said Sunday, adding that investigators had no information on “specific motives.”German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has condemned the incident in Berlin as “a heinous act.” “They wanted us to treat each other with kindness and tolerance. This is an attack on our society,” he wrote on X, adding that the attack will be investigated with the “utmost severity.” German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said he was shocked by “this cowardly, abhorren...