CSD Attacker Dies After Police Engagement; Federal Authorities Take Over Berlin Attack Investigation
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CSD Attacker Dies After Police Engagement; Federal Authorities Take Over Berlin Attack Investigation

Police are not seeking any further suspects in the death of the suspected CSD attacker, a spokesperson for the Berlin police stated Sunday evening. Furthermore, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office has taken over the investigation into the attack on the Berlin Christopher Street Day. Federal Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig (SPD) had previously announced that the Federal Prosecutor General would handle the case, which is being treated as a Islamist attack. According to police reports, the suspect was located in a small garden complex in Spandau on Sunday around 6 p.m. Based on current findings, he allegedly approached emergency personnel with a stabbing weapon, which led to the Special Operations Unit (SEK) in Berlin using firearms. Despite “immediate resuscitation measures by the emergency crew,” he died at the scene. The attack allegedly occurred on Saturday around 10 p.m., when Abdul B. drove a small truck into the Berlin Tiergarten, where CSD participants were celebrating. Recent information indicates that a total of 29 people were injured in the incident, and one woman was killed.