AustraliaA man identified as Abdul Ballout, a 21-year-old German citizen, was shot dead by police after a 24-hour search following a vehicle ramming attack near Berlin's Pride festival on Saturday evening, which resulted in one death and 29 injuries. The attack occurred near the Brandenburg Gate, and Ballout was later found in a garden in Spandau, a Berlin suburb, where he allegedly approached police with a sharp object before being shot. According to German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, Ballout had a history of criminal activity, including convictions for assault, extortion, and robbery, and had previously shared ISIS propaganda online and traveled to Lebanon to fight for the group. Prosecutors stated that Ballout had been arrested in Lebanon for inciting religious conflict and was later released upon returning to Germany. In May, he was convicted of planning violent acts and spreading extremist content but received a suspended sentence.
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