India, July 27 -- The suspect in the Berlin Pride attack has been shot and killed during a police operation at an allotment garden complex in Berlin's Spandau suburb.

Abdul Ballout is a German citizen with Lebanese roots and was killed following a search that lasted nearly 24 hours after the attack in downtown Berlin. Berlin prosecutors said the suspect had previously sought to join the militant Islamic State group, as per AP.

Dobrindt added, "We cannot rule out the possibility that further terrorist attacks might take place," and said Germany's threat level would be raised following the attack, as per Reuters.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz condemned the attack, writing on X, "They wanted us to treat each other with kindness and tol...