{"id":135547,"date":"2026-07-26T14:14:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T14:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/135547\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T14:14:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T14:14:20","slug":"germany-says-fatal-berlin-pride-attack-believed-to-be-an-act-of-islamic-extremist-terror-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/135547\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany says fatal Berlin Pride attack believed to be an act of Islamic extremist terror | National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BERLIN (AP) \u2014 A van ramming and stabbing near <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/photo-gallery\/photos-show-aftermath-van-ramming-attack-near-berlin-s-pride-festival-5f2bd9be45de4b99b2424f25240be9b2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Berlin\u2019s Pride festival<\/a> that left one person dead and many others injured is believed to have been an Islamic extremist terror attack, Germany\u2019s interior minister said Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect in <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/video\/moment-berlin-pride-goers-told-to-leave-the-event-due-to-a-diffulcult-situation-69f8c2c763d449b39befe74dc19f9ddf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Saturday night\u2019s attack<\/a> remains at large. 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