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2026-07-27 Europe
Day 2: Police have killed a suspect in a car attack on a crowd of people in Berlin
Day 1 can be seen here.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[Regnum] Police killed a man suspected of running over people in central Berlin during a special operation.
Abdul Ballut, 21, a German citizen of Lebanese immigrant parents who desperately wanted to do jihad for ISIS.
Law enforcement officials reported this on Sunday, July 26.

The suspect was discovered in the Spandau district on the property of a gardening community around 6:00 PM local time (7:00 PM Moscow time). According to preliminary reports, he approached police officers holding a bladed weapon. In response, security forces opened fire.

"Despite immediate resuscitation efforts by the Berlin Fire Department, the man died at the scene," law enforcement officials said in a statement on social media.

Police representatives added that the criminal investigation is ongoing. The agency plans to regularly update the Prosecutor General's Office on the investigation's progress.

The incident occurred on July 25 near the Tiergarten park. The driver of a white van struck several people, crashed into a tree, and then fled. According to the latest reports, a woman died in the incident, and 16 others were injured.

No further threat after Berlin Pride attack suspect killed, German minister says
Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt says authorities see no indication of an ongoing threat after the suspected Berlin Pride attacker was shot dead.

Speaking to Germany's public broadcaster ARD, Dobrindt said "additional measures" were underway but added, "we do not believe there is any further danger."

Earlier, a police spokesman at the scene where the suspect was shot dead said authorities were "not currently looking for others."

However, Dobrindt said investigators continue to examine whether others may have been involved.

Dobrindt said authorities have identified another person, but evidence has not substantiated any connection so far. The investigation remains ongoing.

He noted that typically such attacks are carried out by lone perpetrators.

WATCH: Police say main Pride ramming suspect shot dead
Police in Berlin say the main suspect in the attack on the city's Pride celebrations has been shot dead after attacking officers with a "bladed weapon."

Despite resuscitation efforts, the man died at the scene in Spandau on the western outskirts of Berlin.

Suspect in attack during Berlin Pride shot dead in police operation — Berlin authorities
Berlin's Senate Department for Interior Affairs confirmed that the fugitive suspect in a Saturday van ramming during Berlin Pride was shot dead in a police operation on Sunday.

The department functions as the Interior Ministry for the city-state of Berlin.

Berlin police also confirmed the operation, saying that they had localized the suspect at a garden allotment in Spandau on the western outskirts of the city around 6 p.m. local time (1600 UTC).

Berlin police shot at the suspect after he charged at officers while armed with a stabbing weapon, according to the statement.

He was then subject to resuscitation efforts by firefighters but died of his wounds at the scene.

Van ramming suspect tried to join 'Islamic State' group — prosecutors
Judicial authorities confirmed earlier media reports that the suspect in the Saturday van ramming in Berlin had made multiple failed attempts to leave Germany and join the "Islamic State" (IS) militant group.

The suspect had initially attempted to travel to Mauritania through Turkey, but ultimately traveled from Turkey to Lebanon in an attempt to make his way to Syria to join IS, the public prosecutor general's office of the city-state of Berlin said.

According to the statement, he then made contact with multiple individuals in Lebanon that he believed were members of IS.

The suspect was sentenced to three months in prison by a Lebanese military court for "inciting religious and confessional conflict," among other things. He returned to Germany in November 2025 after the end of his prison term and was again arrested at Berlin International Airport.

The suspect then spent months in pre-trial detention in Germany.
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Posted by badanov 2026-07-27 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [321 views ]  Top
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1 US State Department Issues Travel Advisory for Belgium

The State Department also issued travel advisories for France, Italy, Germany, and Spain. All four have been given a “Level 2-Exercise increased caution” designation since May 2025, warning about various risks including terrorism and unrest.
Posted by Skidmark 2026-07-27 04:25||   2026-07-27 04:25|| Front Page Top

2 Good shooting, boys! Thank you.
Posted by Whiskey Mike 2026-07-27 05:48||   2026-07-27 05:48|| Front Page Top

3 Merz seems to plan a crackdown on free speech in response to this attack.

Here's the key quote from his speech:
"But I would also like to address a very personal message to the queer community.

Ladies and gentlemen, it is not just an attack like the one last night that threatens our freedom. Intolerance, exclusion, discrimination, thoughtless remarks, and bad jokes are already part of this kind of violence—not just what we experienced last night, and what you were forced to endure."

IOW Charlie Hebdo was just as violent as the totalitarian Muslims because of bad jokes.
Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2026-07-27 06:19||   2026-07-27 06:19|| Front Page Top

4 Abdul Ballut or Abdul Ballout posted a video of himself on YouTube, apparently before going back to Germany:

Posted by trailing wife 2026-07-27 21:24||   2026-07-27 21:24|| Front Page Top

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