German chancellor Merz questions why suspect in Berlin Pride attack wasn't being monitored

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Several flowers and candles are shown in the foreground as people stand around, near a monument in a city.https://i.cbc.ca/ais/af20726d-b84e-4189-afc5-53bdb9a3ad69,1785154281820/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C8640%2C4860%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="People gather in front of the Brandenburg Gate illuminated with the message "Berlin, city of freedom", commemorating the victims, after a car rammed into a crowd at the Pride March in Berlin, Sunday, July 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)" width="620" />

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed on Monday to take action in response to the fatal vehicle ramming attack on the Berlin Pride celebration over the weekend, with questions being asked as to why the suspected driver ​hadn't been in prison.

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