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Berlin pride event canceled after vehicle drives into crowd - DW.com

Berlin pride event canceled after vehicle drives into crowd - DW.com

WorldBy Karl Sexton, Louis Oelofse7/25/20261 min read

Police said around 15 people were injured, some seriously, after a white van stuck several people in central Berlin during Pride celebrations, known locally as Christopher Street Day (CSD). A manhunt is underway.

✨ Key Highlights

  • A van drove into a crowd near Berlin's annual Christopher Street Day (CSD) Pride event on Saturday night, killing one woman and injuring 16 people, with three suffering life-threatening injuries, according to police.
  • The city's fire department reported eight people seriously injured and five with minor injuries, while the area around Tiergarten park in central Berlin was closed off.
  • Police identified the suspect as 21-year-old Abdul B., described as slim, around 1.9 meters tall, with black hair, wearing a black hoodie and white pants, and warned he could be "armed and dangerous."
  • A police spokesperson, Florian Nath, said the suspect was known to authorities and believed to be linked to "the Islamist scene in Berlin," though it remained unclear whether others were involved.
  • A citywide manhunt was launched involving more than 2,200 personnel, including officers from Hamburg and other federal states, with armed police patrolling the scene; no arrests had been made.
  • Berlin's mayor described the incident as "an attack on our free and open society," while the CSD, one of Europe's largest LGBTQ+ Pride events, draws tens of thousands of visitors annually.
At least one person has died and 15 people were injured, "some seriously", after a vehicle was suspected of striking a crowd near Berlin's annual Pride event, Christopher Street Day (CSD), on Saturda
Berlin pride event canceled after vehicle drives into crowd - DW.com — Bloorian