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At least one dead in Berlin Pride attack as car hits crowd
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At least one dead in Berlin Pride attack as car hits crowd

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • At least one person died and 15 were injured when a car drove into a crowd at Berlin's LGBTI Pride event on Saturday.
  • The driver fled the scene, and police are actively searching for suspects.
  • The incident occurred in Tiergarten park during the Pride celebration, which was subsequently suspended.

A car plowed into participants at Berlin's LGBTI Pride celebration on Saturday, killing at least one person and injuring fifteen others. The driver fled the scene after the vehicle struck the crowd in Tiergarten park, a central Berlin location hosting the event's closing festivities.

About 10 p.m. (5 p.m. Paraguayan time), a car entered Tiergarten from Lennéstrasse, injuring several people. We currently have fifteen injured and one person has died.

— Police spokespersonProviding initial details at the scene of the attack.

Police responded swiftly, deploying a large contingent to the area and initiating a search for the suspect or suspects. The vehicle used in the attack was found abandoned near a tree. The Pride event, which had drawn hundreds of thousands of people, was suspended shortly after the incident, and attendees were evacuated.

We have gone from a peaceful demonstration full of love and joy to an act with one dead and many injured.

— Kai WegnerThe Mayor of Berlin, reacting to the attack during the Pride celebration.

Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner condemned the attack as a "horrible act" that disrupted a day that had been peaceful and celebratory. He acknowledged the need for a thorough investigation into how the car gained access to the pedestrian zone. "We have gone from a peaceful demonstration full of love and joy to an act with one dead and many injured," Wegner stated, emphasizing that "Berlin is the city of freedom and diversity and will continue to position itself as such."

Berlin is the city of freedom and diversity and will continue to position itself as such.

— Kai WegnerThe Mayor of Berlin, affirming the city's values in the wake of the attack.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt were immediately briefed on the situation. The Federal Chancellery released a statement indicating that both leaders "think of the victims and their families" and "thank the security forces for their intervention." They pledged to "commit with special firmness to clarify and punish this atrocious act."

The Chancellor and the Minister of the Interior think of the victims and their families.

— Federal ChancelleryIssuing a statement of solidarity following the attack.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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