{"id":364977,"date":"2026-07-27T22:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/questions-mount-for-merz-government-after-berlin-pride-attack-dw-german-politics\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T22:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:00:40","slug":"questions-mount-for-merz-government-after-berlin-pride-attack-dw-german-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/questions-mount-for-merz-government-after-berlin-pride-attack-dw-german-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Questions Mount for Merz Government After Berlin Pride Attack | DW German Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/74KfRlEYFPo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Questions Mount for Merz Government After Berlin Pride Attack | DW German Politics\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/74KfRlEYFPo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Berlin&#8217;s Pride attack has left Chancellor Friedrich Merz facing uncomfortable questions. The suspected Islamist attacker, who was born in Germany, was known to authorities. He had attempted to join IS, and had received a suspended sentence despite being flagged as a potential threat. As the government defends its security record, the far-right AfD is seizing on the attack ahead of crucial regional elections.<\/p>\n<p>#dwgermanpolitics #pride #berlin #csd #terrorism <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Berlin&#8217;s Pride attack has left Chancellor Friedrich Merz facing uncomfortable questions. The suspected Islamist attacker, who was born in Germany, was known to authorities. 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