One dead, 14 injured as car reportedly strikes crowd at Berlin LGBTQ event
The number and severity of injuries were not immediately clear.Hundreds of thousands of people had come to the city 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.The Pride event in front of the city’s iconic Brandenburg Gate in downtown was called off at about 10:15pm local time (20:15 GMT), and a band’s performance on stage was interrupted. People were urged to go home and avoid travelling through Tiergarten park.
- ▪The number and severity of injuries were not immediately clear.Hundreds of thousands of people had come to the city 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.The Pride event in front of the city’s iconic Brandenburg Gate in downtown was called off at about 10:15pm local time (20:15 GMT), and a band’s performance on stage was interrupted.
- ▪People were urged to go home and avoid travelling through Tiergarten park.
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News|LGBTQOne dead, 14 injured as car reportedly strikes crowd at Berlin LGBTQ eventGerman police say they believe a car drove into Tiergarten park, near the route of a Pride march, hitting several people.ListenListen (2 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoPolice and security personnel work near the scene where several people were injured on the sideline of the Christopher Street Day parade in Berlin, on July 25, 2026 [AFP]By AP, DPA and ReutersPublished On 25 Jul 202625 Jul 2026One person has died and more than a dozen were injured after a car was suspected of driving into a crowd at an LGBTQ parade in Berlin, German police say.The incident late on Saturday prompted police to call off the event in…
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