Germany news: Big turnout for Pride after Berlin attack
08/01/2026 August 1, 2026 Hamburg Pride returns with increased security a week after Berlin attack Hamburg Pride's 2026 motto is 'Queer in solidarity. Take a
08/01/2026 August 1, 2026 Hamburg Pride returns with increased security a week after Berlin attack Hamburg Pride's 2026 motto is 'Queer in solidarity. Take a stand — for a future without fear' Image: Georg Wendt/dpa/picture alliance Hundreds of thousands of people on Saturday gathered in the northern German port city of Hamburg for its annual Pride parade, one of Germany's biggest, one week after a deadly Islamist terrorist attack on Berlin Pride.
Among dozens of trucks marching through the center of Germany's second-biggest city was one representing Berlin's Pride event — known in Germany as Christopher Street Day or CSD for short. Participants on the truck were asked to wear dark clothing in tribute to the victims of last week's attack. Following the Berlin attack, Hamburg police doubled the number of officers deployed compared with last year Image: Focke Strangmann/AFP "After the brutal attack on the CSD in Berlin, many are unsure in the queer community but also in society whether here and today is the right place," Hamburg's deputy mayor, Katharina Fegebank, told RTL television.
"I say, now more than ever." Both police and march organizers said the turnout was about 300,000 people. Pride events also took place in Bonn
and other cities across Germany.
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