BEIRUT: A German man of Lebanese origin who was killed by police following an attack in Berlin had previously served a prison sentence in Lebanon over links to people suspected of association with Daesh.
Abd Al-Ballout, 21, was shot dead by police on Sunday night following the incident near a Christopher Street Day Pride parade on Saturday evening that left one woman dead and 29 other people injured, German media reported.
Berlin police and prosecutors said Al-Ballout was suspected of driving a car into pedestrians near Tiergarten park before leaving the vehicle and attacking people with a bladed weapon.
Police officers later found him hiding and opened fire after he ran toward them carrying a sharp object.
The case attracted little attention in Lebanon, where the media remained focused on domestic crimes and security developments in the south.
