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Car Hits Crowd at Berlin Pride Parade; Several Injured, Event Canceled

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A car drove into a crowd during Berlin's Pride celebration on Saturday evening, injuring several people.
  • The parade has been canceled, and attendees are being urged to leave the area calmly.
  • Emergency services are on the scene, and the motive behind the incident is currently unknown.

A car plowed into a crowd during Berlin's Pride celebration on Saturday evening, resulting in multiple injuries. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. local time in the Tiergarten park, according to German newspaper Bild. Eyewitnesses reported that a white van entered the park at high speed.

The parade, known as Christopher Street Day, was canceled shortly after the incident. An announcement displayed on a large screen at the Brandenburg Gate read "Evacuation." Organizers posted on Instagram, urging people to leave the area calmly and avoid the Victory Column and Tiergarten, directing them towards the main train station.

Emergency services responded swiftly to the scene following reports of numerous casualties. The German news agency DPA indicated that several hundred thousand people were present for the celebration. The background and motive behind the driver's actions remain unknown at this time.

Evakuering

— Announcement at Brandenburg GateDisplayed on a screen after the incident, signaling an evacuation.
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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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