No use Germany 

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0:02	Report by Warner Poland 

0:27	Friedrich Merz / German Chancellor 

1:45	Konstantin von Notz/ Green Party 

((German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says political consequences are needed after Saturday's deadly attack on Berlin's Pride parade. As investigators examine how a convicted extremist was able to carry out the assault, pressure is mounting on Germany's security and justice authorities.))

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0:01 - 0:26
Two days after the deadly attack on Berlin's Pride parade, Germany is trying to process what happened. For many the question is not just WHY would someone commit such a hateful act but much more HOW could Germany's criminal justice system allow a known offender to commit this crime. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz acknowleged that political consequences are called for. 

0:26 - 1:08
+++German Chancellor - Friedrich Merz+++ 42s
"...above all we must answer the question of how it is actually possible that a man classified in this way was able to go unchallenged to the vicinity of Christopher Street here in Berlin on Saturday evening and carry out this attack there. The target of this attack was not chosen at random. Nor was it an attack directed solely at the queer community. It was an attack on our freedom. It was an attack on our free society. It was an attack on our freedom and our liberal values." 

1:08 - 1:41
Abdul B.- the suspect in the Pride attack was shot dead Sunday by police after a large-scale manhunt tracked him to this community garden. But it wasn't his first time in authorities' sights.  He was convicted twice as a juvenile - for assault, extortion and robbery - before his most recent conviction as an adult for planning a violent act after trying to join the so-called Islamic State. That's triggered criticism of law enforcement and sparked calls to punish some juvenile offenses more severely. 

1:47 - 2:05
+++shot July 26 SOUNDBITE (German) Konstntin von Notz, Green party:+++
"We have a potential perpetrator who is extremely dangerous. Everyone who is in a position to assess the situation says so. And then he carries out this attack again. That is why we really must now take a close look at the structures and examine where things went wrong."

1:58 - 2:08
Members of the Berlin's LGBTQ+ community say the attack didn't just target them but also Germany's liberal democracy.

2:18 - 2:37
Berlin resident from LGBTQ+ community:
"I'm just sad. We live in a city that has become dangerous. Where people are free to walk around, allowed to challenge our liberal democracy. And they do so with violence. And on top of that, it's out in the open. Yes, it's unbelievable. We're being attacked in a way by people who simply don't want us to live the way we do. But that’s not acceptable — we still live in a democracy, after all.”

2:54 - 2:41
A democracy he feels isn't protecting him.

2:41 - 3:55
Berlin resident from LGBTQ+ community:
Attacks on minorities and LGBTQ+ people are on the rise. And we’re just standing by and watching. And we don’t stand a chance. And I’m a human being — for the first time in this country, I’m afraid. I’ve never felt this way before.”

3:55 - 4:05
As tributes are left for the victims, many who took part in the Pride parade are hoping this one act of hate won't dampen the love that Christopher Street Day celebrates.