Berlin Pride attack linked to ISIL pledge, investigators say
German prosecutors say investigators found on the attacker's phone a video pledging allegiance to ISIL, suggesting motive for the Berlin Pride attack; 21-year-old Abdul Ballout was killed by police after ramming a crowd with a van and wielding a machete, and investigators note his ISIL contacts, a 2025 trip to Lebanon to join ISIL in Syria, and a prior juvenile court conviction for planned violence.
