German police on manhunt for Berlin Pride attack suspect
Fox News’ Chanley Painter reported that police in Berlin are searching for 21-year-old Abdul B., who has been identified as the suspect in a deadly van attack near a German Pride Festival parade route. Authorities said one person was killed and 16 others were hurt when the vehicle plowed into a crowd. Investigators are also examining reports that some victims suffered stab wounds, and officials are treating terrorism as a possible motive while noting the suspect’s alleged links to Islamic groups.
In Paris on Monday, a man accused of stabbing three women was restrained by bystanders after what appeared to be a terror-related attack, reportedly telling the crowd, “it is Allah who commanded me.”
The Paris incident occurred only days after a separate stabbing in England and the vehicle attack targeting a Pride parade in Berlin, Germany.
The suspect, a 31-year-old man whose identity was not immediately made public, was seen on the ground after allegedly attacking three women, including one who was reportedly pregnant.
Law enforcement officers patrol after a stabbing attack in Paris on July 27, 2026. (Kenzo Tribouillard/Getty Images)
French newspaper Le Figaro reported that the man’s remarks translated as “it is Allah who commanded me.” Police sources cited by the outlet described the suspect as having an “unbalanced” profile.
Although many observers, including users on X, quickly suggested Islamic terrorism as a possible explanation, French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez urged caution, saying officials needed to be “very careful about the motive for this violent act” and pointing to the suspect’s “incoherent remarks.”
Another translation of the recorded exchange has one man responding, “there is no Allah, bro,” after the suspect allegedly invoked Allah, while another person is heard urging the crowd to “stampede this son of a b—-.”
“No, seriously, he’s crazy,” a third person is quoted as saying in French.
“He stabbed my girl here,” a woman says in French.
The suspect reportedly attacked women at the Two Domes brewery in the Porte de Clichy section of the French capital.
This man, pictured, is suspected in carrying out a stabbing attack in Paris on Monday. (Reuters/Screenshot)
Two victims were listed in “absolute emergency” condition, while the third was listed in “relative emergency” condition, according to local press.
Reuters reported it had verified imagery of the suspect stabbing one woman while holding a knife in each hand.
The Paris-area attack comes two days after six men were arrested for “suspicion of murder” in connection with the stabbing of a 22-year-old man in Clapham, southwest London, United Kingdom, last week.
Metropolitan Police told the BBC the victim died after being stabbed at around 4:30 a.m. local time Saturday near Clapham High Street.
In Berlin, one person was pronounced dead and 29 were wounded after a suspect — later killed by German police — allegedly drove a vehicle into the public gathering.
The suspect in that case, Abdul Ballout, had German citizenship but “Lebanese roots,” according to the Associated Press.
The outlet reported German officials are considering whether it was an act of Islamic extremism.
The cascade of violent incidents comes months after the White House released a National Security Strategy warning of “civilizational erasure” in Europe due to mass migration and demographic shifts, while highlighting a spate of terror attacks carried out by migrants.
French police work a crime scene in Paris on July 27, 2026, following a stabbing attack. (Kenzo Tribouillard/Getty Images)
The White House pointed to a range of European data to support the administration’s concerns, citing studies showing asylum migration costing the Netherlands €475,000 per migrant, illegal immigration costing France €1.8 billion in 2023 and non-Western migrants committing disproportionate shares of violent crime in Denmark and Germany.
The immigration status of the suspects in the three most recent attacks was not immediately confirmed.
