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Berlin CSD Attack Overshadows Hamburg Pride Week, Mayor Says
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Berlin CSD Attack Overshadows Hamburg Pride Week, Mayor Says

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Hamburg's mayor stated that a fatal attack at Berlin's Pride event casts a shadow over Hamburg's own Pride Week.
  • Security authorities are working to protect Hamburg's CSD demonstration and Pride Week events to ensure a strong message of tolerance.
  • The mayor expressed condolences to the victims' families and announced a mourning band would be flown at Hamburg City Hall.

Hamburg's Mayor Peter Tschentscher believes the deadly attack at Berlin's Christopher Street Day has marred the start of Hamburg's Pride Week. "The attack in Berlin also overshadows the beginning of Pride Week in Hamburg," the SPD politician told the German Press Agency (dpa).

The attack in Berlin also overshadows the beginning of Pride Week in Hamburg.

— Peter TschentscherDescribing the impact of the Berlin attack on Hamburg's Pride events.

He assured that Hamburg's security authorities are doing everything possible to protect the CSD demonstration and Pride Week events. "So that Hamburg can once again send a strong signal of tolerance and diversity this year," Tschentscher said. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend Hamburg's CSD parade next Saturday. The Pride Week began last Saturday.

The Hamburg security authorities are doing everything to protect the CSD demonstration and the events of the Pride-Week in our city, so that a strong signal of tolerance and diversity can emanate from Hamburg again this year.

— Peter TschentscherReassuring the public about security measures for Hamburg's Pride Week.

The mayor offered his condolences to the families of those killed in Berlin. "As a sign of our sympathy, a mourning band will be flown next to the rainbow flag at Hamburg City Hall this afternoon," he stated.

As a sign of our sympathy, a mourning band will be flown next to the rainbow flag at Hamburg City Hall this afternoon.

— Peter TschentscherAnnouncing a gesture of mourning for the victims of the Berlin attack.
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