German police kills suspect of Berlin Pride car-ramming attack

German authorities say the suspect in the Berlin Pride attack was shot dead during a confrontation with police on Sunday.

This as Chancellor Friedrich Merz questions how the suspect was able to approach the event despite supposedly being under constant surveillance.

Abdul Ballout, a 21-year-old German citizen with Lebanese roots who is suspected to be responsible for the Pride attack, was found dead after an almost 24-hour manhunt. His body is seen being removed by German forensics early Monday.

Officers say Ballout was tracked down around 6pm Sunday at an allotment garden complex in Spandau, a suburb of Berlin, and that he apparently charged at police with a sharp instrument.

Police fired at least one shot, and the suspect died at the scene.

The man is believed to have driven a van into the crowd before getting out and attacking parade-goers with a machete in what authorities say was an Islamic extremist terror attack. One person was killed and 29 others injured.

Prosecutors say Ballout previously joined the militant Islamic State group.

A vehicle used in the fatal car ramming near the Pride festival was removed from the site.

Hundreds of mourners gathered at the iconic Brandenburg Gate to observe a minute of silence as they paid tribute to those affected.

More and more members of the LGBTQ+ community arrived at Tiergarten park where the incident took place to put down flowers and hug each other at a time of grief.

Many participants raise concerns that the attack would further polarise the German society.

34-year-old Darwich, who was born in Berlin and has Lebanese and Palestinian descent, says it is heartbreaking and will bring consequences to the Muslim community. He adds he did not want to let hate win, saying it is important to use politics to counteract fear.

Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner also addressed the incident in front of officials in the city hall.

He says the city had celebrated diversity, openness to the world, and freedom, and showed its most colourful side, until just before 10pm Saturday. "After that, the colours gave way to darkness," Wegner says.