Father of Berlin attacker: “I didn’t allow him to have a long beard”

The magazine reached the 64-year-old in his old home South Lebanonwhich he visits once a year.

The man, who is divorced from his wife, is trying to protect his son, who was shot by special forces on Sunday during his attempted arrest defend. “We are Shiites. We do not support the ‘Islamic State’ (IS),” he quoted Spiegel Tawfik B., who also admits that the offspring “loved” the Sunnis.

Berlin attacker was already in custody but was released again

And that fits into the picture that Abdul B. recently gave: in 2025 he tried to escape to Syria via Lebanon and join the Sunni extremist IS group there.Join terrorist squad wanted. This failed, of course, and the young man was arrested in the Cedar State. After his return to Germany he came in U-Haftbut a later sentence of one year and ten months was suspended.

In May 2026, the later assassin, who was already known as Islamist threat was considered free – which has now triggered a political debate in Germany.

Sisters wear hijab

Apparently Abdul B., who was born in the Federal Republic, has changed over time radicalized. His father said: “He became one Brainwashing subjected.” He himself allegedly tried everything to keep his son away from extremism: “I didn’t allow him to wear a long beard.”

However, Tawfik B. did not forbid his three daughters from wearing the hijab.

Victims are better off

The seriously injured victims, who are being treated at the Charité University Hospital in Berlin, are doing better. “The physical health of the four patients is fortunately continuing to stabilize,” said a hospital spokesman. “Three patients have now been transferred to a normal ward, one is still in an intensive care unit, but is also on the mend.”

The Charité treated eight injured people, four of whom were able to go home on Sunday. According to the clinic spokesman, some of the remaining four had to undergo emergency surgery and then receive intensive care. They mainly suffered stab wounds, but some also suffered several broken bones as a result of the collision with the vehicle.

Another suspect released again

Meanwhile, a second suspect who was initially arrested is now free. The man was released, a spokeswoman for the Federal Prosecutor’s Office said. The suspicion against the man is therefore unlikely to have been substantiated.

Several media outlets reported the arrest of a second person over the weekend. In the past, other suspects have always been looked for, said Dobrindt (CSU) on Sunday evening ARD-„Brennpunkt“. “There is another person who is being considered there. But that has not yet been confirmed, but it is not yet finalized either.” These attacks are typically carried out by lone perpetrators.