Berlin police stop LGBTQ pride march after car drives into crowd, several people injured | Today’s news
Berlin police called off an LGBTQ pride parade in the German capital on Saturday, hours after the event began, saying it was because several people were injured when a car plowed into the crowd.
The Berlin Pride Parade came to a halt after a car hit a crowd, injuring several
The police, who did not say how many were injured, called on everyone in a post on X to leave the event premises immediately. A short time later, police said a car drove into Tiergarten Park near the pride march route and hit several people.
The Berlin Police also shared information about the same in the latest video on X, “We are currently deployed with numerous police forces as well as rescue units from the Berlin Fire Department in the Großer Tiergarten. It is suspected that a vehicle entered the Tiergarten here, hitting and injuring several people. The injured are currently being treated by paramedics. We are conducting an intensive search for the suspects (sic).
They shared another update via a new video, “Shortly before 10pm, the driver of a white vehicle reportedly hit several people on the Ahornsteig in Großer #Tiergarten. There are many injured, including several with life-threatening injuries. The search for one or more suspects is in full swing. More information to follow (sic).”
(Video subtitles translated by Grok.)
Police did not know how many officers were deployed at the scene, but that it was “definitely a lot of officers”.
Hundreds of thousands of people came to Berlin on Saturday to celebrate at the Berlin Pride Parade, known in Germany as Christopher Street Day. It is one of Europe’s biggest LGBTQ celebrations. (AP)
