Muslim organizations condemn Berlin Pride attack after Islamist link confirmed

Key points

• A van struck people near Berlin’s Christopher Street Day celebrations, killing one person and injuring 29, authorities said.
• Police fatally shot the suspected driver in Spandau after he approached officers carrying a bladed weapon, authorities said.
• Firefighters tried to resuscitate the suspect, who later died from his injuries, Berlin police said.
• Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said investigators found no evidence of an ongoing threat while examining possible accomplices.
• Prosecutors said the suspect had tried unsuccessfully to reach Syria to join Islamic State and had distributed its propaganda online.
• The Council of Berlin Imams condemned the attack, rejected violence against queer people and said religious extremism threatens society.
• Germany’s Islamic Council and Central Council of Muslims also denounced the violence, while Berlin’s Ahmadiyya community announced public dialogue events on Islamism.