<p>An overnight manhunt for the attacker who killed a woman and injured several others at a Berlin gay Pride celebration continued into midday Sunday, with authorities appealing to the public for help in locating a young man said to have ties to Islamic extremist groups.</p><p>Police were searching for at least one suspect after the attack on the annual Christopher Street Day parade, which drew hundreds of thousands to central Berlin on Saturday. The festivities included a concert near the Brandenburg Gate and the Tiergarten park.</p><p>Shortly after 10 p.m., a white minivan sped through a side street out of the park, crashed into a tree, and the driver fled. Video footage showed the vehicle with a damaged front grill and dented body.</p><p>At least 16 people were injured, some critically, with police noting that some suffered stab wounds. Local officials said more information would be released at a news conference on Sunday afternoon.</p><p>Early Sunday morning, authorities released a photograph and a partial name of a suspected attacker, Abdul B., 21, urging public assistance in locating him. His full surname was withheld under privacy laws.</p><p>The police said the suspect was known to them and connected to what they described as “the Islamist spectrum,” and that the investigation was being treated as an act of terrorism.</p><p>Several German media outlets reported that the suspect was born in Germany with a German passport and had a migration background from Lebanon, though authorities did not confirm these details or indicate foreign links.</p><p>In the context of ongoing global tensions, German intelligence officials have privately warned of the potential for Tehran-sponsored attacks on German soil.</p><p>Reports indicated the manhunt stretched across Berlin and toward the country’s borders, with multiple leads being pursued. Authorities reportedly searched an apartment near Tiergarten, where the suspect was said to live with his mother, but found nothing.</p><p>The attack halted a celebration that had drawn hundreds of thousands to Berlin, with organizers canceling remaining Sunday events. The incident prompted a national discussion on migration, religious extremism, and public safety ahead of regional elections in Berlin and two eastern states, where far-right parties are seen as gaining traction partly amid security concerns.</p><p>Chancellor expressed that the crime would be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and the mayor of Berlin described the attack as a brutal assault on the city’s values of freedom and tolerance.</p><p>Visitors and residents near the attack site faced road closures and a heavy police presence, with emergency personnel assisting witnesses and maintaining security in the area.</p>
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