Berlin: 1 dead, 15 injured after vehicle drives into CSD Pride event

https://p.dw.com/p/5HlZqPolice said some of the victims had life-threatening injuries Image: Christian Mang/REUTERSAdvertisementAt least one person has died and 15 people were injured, "some seriously", after a vehicle was suspected of striking a crowd near Berlin's annual Pride event, Christopher Street Day (CSD), on Saturday night, police said.

"We believe that a vehicle entered the Tiergarten park and hit several people," police said on social media. Emergency workers were treating the injured at the scene Image: Ralf Hirschberger/AFP What do we know about the incident at the Berlin CSD event? Police have not commented on whether the incident was intentional or if the CSD was the target.

Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner, however, described it 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," Wegner said on X.

Berlin police added that multiple officers and fire department rescue crews had been deployed to the Tiergarten area in the center of the German capital. Police launch manhunt A white vehicle with heavy damage was found abandoned at the scene. Police said they had launched a manhunt to find the driver.

"We are conducting an intensive search for possible suspects," a spokesperson said. They added there was "definitely a lot of police" deployed to the scene. said his thoughts were with the victims, their families and friends.

Pride parade participants told to 'go home, please' Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Berlin on Saturday to advocate for tolerance and diversity, culminating in concerts at the Brandenburg Gate. The event was called off around 10:15 p.m.

, and a band's performance was interrupted. Authorities urged people to "go home, please," and avoid routes through Tiergarten.Police told those attending a concert as part of the CSD event to leave the premises of the event immediatelyImage: Fabian Sommer/dpa/picture alliance The CSD parade ended on 17 June Street, which crosses Berlin's Tiergarten to the Brandenburg Gate.

The gate has been the venue for concerts since Friday. This is a developing story, more to come... Edited by: Zac Crellin Don't let the algorithm hide the news.

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