The Lebanese father of the suspected Islamist terrorist who understood to have attacked the Berlin Pride Parade before being shot dead by police has insisted that his family are moderate Muslims who oppose jihadists like ISIS, throwing into question the efficacy of assimilation in modern Germany.
The multicultural project that is Berlin was again marred by tragedy on Saturday, as Abdul Ballut, a 21-year-old German-born, Lebanese heritage Islamist was said to have used a van to mow down revellers at the Christopher Street Day Pride Parade, leaving one dead and 29 injured.
Ballut was known to police at the time of the attack, after having been held in juvenile detention...
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