Berlin Attack Suspect Had Prior Radicalisation and Criminal Record

Berlin Attack Suspect Had Prior Radicalisation and Criminal Record

Germany's interior minister named Abdul Ballout, 21, as the suspect in the July 25 Berlin Tiergarten attack that killed one and injured 29. Authorities had previously flagged him for repeated crimes, radicalisation, and ties to Islamist circles. That history now raises urgent questions about whether surveillance failed to prevent the attack.

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