Germany releases second suspect in deadly Berlin Pride parade attack
The first suspect, a 21-year-old man with a record of Islamist extremist activity, was shot dead on Sunday
A second suspect detained in connection with a deadly car-ramming attack on Berlin’s Pride celebrations over the weekend has been released, the German federal prosecutors’ office said on Monday.
“We continue to investigate broadly,” the prosecutors’ office told Reuters and declined to comment further.
Spiegel on Monday cited sources as saying that authorities released the person because initial suspicion that he was a passenger in the vehicle at the time of the attack could not be upheld.
The ramming attack happened in the Tiergarten park near the Brandenburg Gate at about 10pm local time on Saturday, not far from annual Christopher Street Day celebrations.
“We received the information that the victim of the tragic attack in Berlin was a Polish citizen. We extend our most sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of the victim,” Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maciej Wewior wrote on social media.
The suspected driver, a 21-year-old man with a record of Islamist extremist activity, was shot dead in Berlin on Sunday.