Germany says Berlin pride attack believed to be act of Islamic extremist terror

Ashley Jump lays flowers near the scene where a car rammed into a crowd (Markus Schreiber/AP)

A van ramming and stabbing near Berlin’s pride festival that left one person dead and many others injured is believed to have been an Islamic extremist terror attack, Germany’s interior minister said on Sunday.

The suspect in Saturday’s attack remains at large.

Authorities issued a wanted notice and warned people against approaching Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, saying that he may be armed and dangerous.

Police stand near the vehicle which crashed into a tree after driving into a crowd (Markus Schreiber/AP)

Authorities said he is believed to have injured several people with a van in a park near the pride festival’s closing party.

Several people were also apparently stabbed.

Interior minister Alexander Dobrindt said the suspect is believed to have injured people with a machete.