New Delhi, July 26 -- A suspected Islamist extremist accused of driving a minivan into a crowd near a major LGBTQ Pride gathering in Berlin was shot dead by police on Sunday, authorities said.

The suspect, identified by police as Abdul B, 21, was located in an allotment garden complex in Berlin's Spandau district, hours after the vehicle attack near the city's Tiergarten park.

Berlin police said the suspect approached officers while carrying a bladed weapon, prompting them to open fire.

"Around 6 p.m., the suspect involved in yesterday's attack in Tiergarten was located at an allotment garden complex in Spandau," police said in a post on X.

"According to initial findings, he ran towards officers while armed with a bladed weapon; polic...