One person has died and at least 16 more have been injured after a car drove into a crowd during Berlin’s LGBTQ+ parade on Saturday evening. Berlin fire brigade said that three of the victims were in life-threatening condition, while eight were in serious condition. A suspect in the Berlin attack was identified in the early hours of Sunday morning as a member of the city’s Islamist scene, according to police.
The suspect has not yet been arrested, a spokesperson for Berlin police told reporters at the scene on Sunday morning. Hundreds of thousands of people had come to Berlin on Saturday to celebrate at Berlin’s pride parade, known in Germany as Christopher Street Day. It’s one of Europe’s largest LGBTQ+ celebrations.
According to police, a car had driven into the Tiergarten park, near the route of the pride march, hitting several people. The victim who has died is a woman, German newspaper Der Spiegel reported. Some of those injured in the attack had stab wounds, police say.
Berlin police spokesperson Florian Nath said eyewitnesses described seeing people lying on the ground with stab wounds after the attack. The police did not describe the vehicle beyond saying that it was white. According to our latest information, the vehicle drove into the Tiergarten around 10pm (8pmGMT), injuring several people in the process, and then came to a standstill after hitting a tree here in the Tiergarten.
It was empty, which is why we are currently working intensively to track down the perpetrator or perpetrators. The Tiergarten park will remain closed overnight. Berlin police urge witnesses to send them pictures and video.
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