German minister calls deadly Berlin Pride assault ‘Islamist terrorist attack’ – POLITICO

Germany’s Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt on Sunday called the assault on Berlin’s Christopher Street Day parade that left one person dead and dozens injured an “Islamist terrorist attack.”

Speaking at the crime scene in Berlin’s Tiergarten park, Dobrindt told journalists: “Everything we have seen so far indicates that we are dealing with an Islamist terrorist attack. We know that the suspect, Abdul Ballout, is on the run.”

“This is a crucial point, because it means all police forces are engaged in a major manhunt,” he added.