A Christopher Street Day event in Berlin, which attracts thousands annually, was attacked on Saturday night by a 21-year-old suspect linked to the "Islamist scene" in the city, police said. One person was killed and 16 others injured. The suspect, identified as Abdul B., fled the scene.
In early May, a car plowed into a crowd in Leipzig, eastern Germany, killing two and injuring 20. The suspect, a 33-year-old German national, was known to police but not for relevant offenses.
In Mannheim, southwestern Germany, in 2025, a driver intentionally drove into a crowd, killing at least two and injuring several. The suspect, a 40-year-old German man, had no political motive according to police, though he had paid a fine for a hate crime comment in 2018.
In Munich, February 2025, a 37-year-old woman and her two-year-old daughter were killed when a car rammed a Verdi union demonstration. A 25-year-old Afghan man went on trial for murder and attempted murder.
On New Year's Day 2025, a vehicle plowed into a crowd in New Orleans, killing 14 and injuring dozens. The driver and two police officers died in a shootout. The FBI investigated it as terrorism.
In eastern Germany, a rented BMW SUV slammed into a Christmas market, killing at least six and injuring over 300. The suspect, a 50-year-old Saudi doctor with anti-Muslim views and AfD support, was sentenced to life in prison in June 2026.
On November 11, 2024, in southern China, a 62-year-old driver rammed a small SUV into people exercising at a sports complex, killing 38 and injuring 48—the deadliest mass homicide in years. The perpetrator, upset over his divorce, was executed in January 2025.
In Canada, four members of a Muslim family were killed when a pickup truck hit them. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called it a "terrorist attack motivated by hatred." The 23-year-old white nationalist attacker received life in prison.
In Toronto, a 25-year-old Canadian drove a rented van into mostly female pedestrians, killing 10 and injuring 16. He told police he belonged to the "incel" community. He was sentenced to life with no parole for 25 years.
An Uzbek national killed eight and injured 12 when he swerved a rented pickup truck onto a bike path in New York City, spurred by a call from the "Islamic State." He received eight consecutive life sentences plus 260 years.
In Barcelona, a van plowed into crowds on Las Ramblas, killing 14 and injuring many. The "Islamic State" claimed responsibility. A related cell attacked in Cambrils before being shot dead.
In 2017, a white supremacist drove into protesters opposing a "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing one woman and injuring dozens. He received life without parole.
London saw multiple attacks in 2017: March 22, an SUV on Westminster Bridge killed four; June 3, a van on London Bridge killed eight; June 19, a van outside Finsbury Park mosque killed one.
In Melbourne, a car hit lunchtime crowds at a pedestrian mall, killing six and injuring over 30. The perpetrator was in drug-induced psychosis.
In Berlin, a rejected asylum seeker from Tunisia drove a hijacked truck into a Christmas market, killing 13. The "Islamic State" claimed the attack.
In Nice, a Tunisian-born French resident drove a rental truck along a promenade for nearly 2 km on Bastille Day, killing 86—the deadliest such attack.
Source: www.dw.com