Supplemental Info:

As a follow-up to the vehicle ramming attack on 7/25:

• 1 dead, 16+ injured, 3 critical

• Suspect identified as Abdullah Ballout, 21. Currently at large.

• Suspect previously arrested for attempting to join ISIS.

• Suspect previously classified as part of Berlin’s “Islamist spectrum.”

• Nationwide manhunt underway.

• Police treating incident as a terrorist attack.

• Police warn additional attacks are possible.

The State Department has Germany under a Level 2 - Exercise Increased Caution travel advisory due to the threat of terrorism.

Advisory Summary

Terrorist groups and lone actors remain a constant threat in Germany and Europe, attacking people in public locations with knives, small arms, rudimentary explosive devices, and vehicles. Such attacks may occur with little or no warning and target:  

• Tourist locations 

• Transportation centers (airports, train, or bus stations)  

• Markets and shopping malls 

• Local government facilities 

• Hotels, clubs, and restaurants 

• Places of worship and educational institutions 

• Parks 

• Major sporting and cultural events 

• Schools

Read the full travel advisory:

https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories/germany.html