VIENNA, July 26 (Reuters) – A suspected perpetrator of the apparent car attack on Pride celebrations in Berlin on Saturday night has been identified as a member of the city’s “Islamist scene” but he has not yet been arrested, a spokesman for Berlin police said on Sunday.

“We have now identified a suspected perpetrator. Measures against this suspected perpetrator, who has not yet been arrested, are underway. However, this suspected perpetrator is known to the police as a member of the Islamist scene here in Berlin,” the spokesperson told reporters at the scene.

(Reporting by Christian Meng and Francois Murphy; Editing by Kim Coghill)