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Car drives into crowd, Berlin Pride festival halted

From Svenska Dagbladet · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A car drove into a crowd at a Pride festival in central Berlin, causing injuries and leading to the immediate cancellation of the event.
  • Police are on the scene, providing aid to the injured and searching for suspects.
  • Witnesses described a chaotic scene with a heavy police presence and immediate calls for evacuation.

Berlin's Pride festival was abruptly halted Saturday evening after a car plowed into a crowd in the city center. German newspaper Bild reported that several people were injured in the incident, which occurred around 10 p.m. near the Tiergarten.

Witnesses described a chaotic scene as police swarmed the area. "There are police everywhere, driving back and forth," said Viktor Fabricius, a 44-year-old Swede who was attending the festival. "The injured are currently receiving care from rescue personnel. We are intensely searching for the suspects," police stated on X.

There are police everywhere, driving back and forth.

— Viktor FabriciusA witness describing the scene after the car drove into the crowd.

The Christopher Street Day parade, a major annual Pride event in Germany, was immediately stopped. Large screens near the Brandenburg Gate displayed the word "evacuation," urging attendees to leave the area. Emergency services are attending to the victims, and multiple police units, some heavily armed, are present.

The injured are currently receiving care from rescue personnel. We are intensely searching for the suspects.

— policeA statement from the Berlin police on X following the incident.
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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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