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Berlin Pride Attack Suspect Had ISIS Links

Berlin Pride Attack Suspect Had ISIS Links

German prosecutors revealed that the suspect in the deadly vehicle-ramming attack at Berlin's Pride festival had previously served prison time for attempting to join the Islamic State group.

The attack killed one person and injured at least 29 others.

Within hours of the incident, unverified claims began spreading across social media while authorities worked to establish facts and search for the suspect.

The German government has vowed to toughen laws in response to the fatal terror attack.

Berlin Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0
Berlin
Federated state, capital and largest city of Germany
Islamic State
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
Germany
Country in Central Europe