Germany: Berlin Pride attack prompts calls for clampdown

German conservatives are calling for a tougher course on suspected Islamists after the deadly Christopher Street Day attack in Berlin. The presumed attacker was released from detention this May.

• Senior German politicians are calling for strict penalties and intelligence reform following the Berlin attack
• The suspected Berlin Pride attacker Abdul B. was a known Islamist radical
• Number of unaccompanied minors entering Germany nearly halved last year, German authorities say
• Plastinator Gunther von Hagens, creator of 'Body Worlds' anatomy exhibits, dies at age 81

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