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Berlin Pride Attacker Had Tried to Join ISIS — and Was Freed Weeks Before Attack
NYT > World News·Tuesday, 28 July 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for tighter monitoring after authorities confirmed the suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack had tried to join ISIS and was released from detention in May. The attack, which officials called an act of Islamist terrorism, killed a woman and rattled Berlin's LGBTQ community. Many are now asking why he was not still in prison.
Why It Matters
This attack has reignited a fierce debate across Europe about counter-terrorism laws, detention policies, and the safety of minority communities — a conversation that resonates in democracies everywhere.
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