Several injured in Berlin after car rams into people near LGBTQ+ parade route; event called off
Several people were injured after a car ploughed into a crowd near a gay pride parade route in Germany’s capital, Berlin, on Saturday.“We are currently deployed with numerous police forces as well as rescue units from the Berlin Fire Department in the Großer Tiergarten. It is presumed that a vehicle has driven into the Tiergarten here, has struck and injured several people,” said the German police.“The injured are currently being treated by rescue personnel,” it added, while stating that they’re conducting an “intensive manhunt for suspects.” They did not say how many people had been injured.In the aftermath, Berlin police called off the LGBTQ+ pride parade.Police also called on everyone in a post on X to leave the premises of the event immediately.Thousands of people had come to Berlin to celebrate the pride parade, known in Germany as Christopher Street Day. It’s one of Europe’s largest LGBTQ+ celebrations.
