Berlin: 1 dead, 16 injured after car ramming at CSD Pride event
A citywide manhunt is underway after a van drove into a crowd during Pride celebrations, known locally as Christopher Street Day (CSD). Police have identified
A citywide manhunt is underway after a van drove into a crowd during Pride celebrations, known locally as Christopher Street Day (CSD). Police have identified a suspect tied to Berlin's "Islamist scene." What you need to know 1 person was killed and 3 people suffered life-threatening injuries after a car drove into a crowd at one of Europe's biggest LGBTQ+ Pride events Police have identified a suspect associated with 'the Islamist scene in Berlin' No arrests have been made, but a manhunt has been launched and more than 2,200 personnel have been deployed as part of the police operation The area around the Tiergarten park in central Berlin has been closed off At least one person has died and 16 people were injured, "some seriously", police said, after a vehicle was driven into a crowd near Berlin's annual Pride event, Christopher Street Day (CSD) on Saturday night. "We believe that a vehicle entered the Tiergarten park and hit several people," police said on social media. Berlin's CSD is one of Europe's biggest Pride events celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. It attracts tens of thousands of visitors from around the world each year. What do we know about the incident at the Berlin CSD event? Police spokesperson Florian Nath said a suspect has been identified who was known to police and "is believed to be associated with the Islamist scene in Berlin." It was unclear whether there were other perpetrators.
No arrests have been made yet. Nath said a woman had died at the scene, without providing further details. Three of the 16 injured had suffered "life-threatening injuries," Nath told reporters. The city's fire department said eight people were seriously injured, with five sustaining minor injuries. At least three of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries Image: Ralf Hirschberger/AFP Nath added that more than 2,200 personnel were involved in the police response, including officers from Hamburg and other federal states. The vehicle in question is a white minivan or compact SUV, he said. DW reporters on the scene in Berlin said police officers armed with machine guns were patrolling the streets of the German capital. The search for the perpetrators has been extended to the whole city Image: Christian Mang/REUTERS Police said early on Sunday morning that the Tiergarten remained closed off. "We are now piecing together the facts based on the evidence found at the scene. The search radius covers the entire city," Nath said. "We need to use daylight tomorrow to meticulously examine the evidence." Berlin mayor, Chancellor Merz condemn 'horrific' act Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner, who visited the scene, described the incident as "an attack on our free and open society." "After a peaceful and colorful CSD, the assembly for a tolerant and peaceful Berlin was attacked in the most brutal way. Berlin is the city of freedom, and our freedom has been attacked in the most horrific way today," he said on X.
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