Berlin police kill prime suspect in deadly Pride parade attack

BAGHDAD, Iraq — BERLIN — German police on Sunday shot and killed the prime suspect in an attack near a Pride parade in Berlin that left one person dead, according to officials. The authorities have described the overnight assault as an Islamist attack. Officers tracked the suspect and opened fire during an operation in the early morning hours, killing him at the scene, the police said. The identity of the person killed in the attack has not yet been released. The Berlin Police Department said the operation was carried out alongside heightened security measures across the city. Additional arrests and searches were underway as part of the investigation, officials added. German authorities confirmed the attack carried an Islamist motive while saying a detailed investigation into the motivation was still continuing. No further details were immediately available.