The roundup almost 24 hours after the attack next to the Berlin Parade of Equality came to an end. The alleged perpetrator, a 21-year-old male, was shot by police in 1 of the land-based colonies in the west of the German capital. According to the service, he went after officers with a sharp weapon. The assassination investigation is already under investigation by the national prosecutors.
Round-the-clock manhunt
After a Saturday attack in which the van drove into people, and the attacker injured passersby with a sharp tool, the driver fled the scene on foot. A large-scale manhunt has begun in Berlin. Major police forces were active and residents were asked to be careful. The search continued for hours, covering further areas of the city.
Shots fired in the parcel colony
The alleged perpetrator of the service tracked down on Sunday, around 18 o'clock, in a garden colony in Spandau district. During his arrest attempt, the man was to attack officers with a dangerous weapon. Police peculiar unit opened fire. The assailant was hit and, despite resuscitation attempts, died instantly. With his death, the proceedings straight against him were formally terminated.
The investigation is being conducted by national prosecutors
The case was taken over by the General national Prosecutor, which means that the German justice strategy treats the event as an act of terror. Home Secretary Alexander Dobrindt previously stated that everything points to an muslim assassination. Investigators proceed to find the full course of events. The German media reported that another man had been detained, and the D.A.'s office verified who was driving the vehicle precisely at the time of the attack.
Presumption of innocence and open questions
Although the fishy is dead, there is simply a regulation that the guilt of a peculiar individual is decided by the court, and many circumstances stay to be explained. The prosecution has not officially announced a detailed motive, and no terrorist organization has admitted the attack. The German services besides examine the past of a man who, according to reports, was previously known to them. It depends on the findings of the investigation to answer the question of whether the assassination could have been prevented.
Tension City
For the duration of the round-up, Berlin remained in a state of increased tension. Police called for caution, and in the area of Tiergarten Park and Potsdam Square for many hours were kept closed and increased patrols. peculiar troops and helicopters were sent to search. Tension was exacerbated by the rapidly revealed information that he was wanted in the past was punished in a terrorist-like thread and inactive remained at large. It is this fact that has caused the police operation from the beginning to be under urgent reflection of the public and politicians.
Security of the European capital
The killing of 1 individual and the injury of 29 others in the center of Berlin, followed by an hour-long pursuit of an armed assailant, exposed the vulnerability of a large city to specified attacks. Among the fatalities was a Polish citizen, which gives a direct dimension to our country. The effectiveness of the German services and the way they deal with people previously associated with extremism will now become the subject of a hard debate. The Berlin police announced a detailed explanation of both the attack itself and the subsequent intervention in which the fishy was killed.
Source: breitbart
