German Investigators Find Apparent Motive After Berlin Pride Attack

Prosecutors say they uncover video of accused Berlin Pride attacker pledging allegiance to ISIL (ISIS).

German authorities say the suspect in this past weekend’s lethal Berlin Pride attack had pledged allegiance to the ISIL (ISIS) armed group in a video.

The German federal prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday that investigators found the video on a phone that was in the rented minivan used to drive into a crowd of people at the festival on Saturday.

The 21-year-old suspect, Abdul Ballout, was shot dead by police on Sunday. Officials said he had attacked officers with a bladed weapon.

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