Several people are injured at Berlin's LGBTQ march after a car drives into the crowd
A car drove into the crowd at Berlin's LGBTQ pride parade, injuring several people, and the event was subsequently called off by police. The incident occurred at Tiergarten park, near the route of the pride march, with hundreds of thousands of people in attendance. The police deployed a large number of officers to the scene, but the exact number of injured people was not disclosed.
- ▪Several people were injured when a car drove into the crowd at Berlin's LGBTQ pride parade.
- ▪The event, also known as Christopher Street Day, was one of Europe's largest LGBTQ celebrations, with hundreds of thousands of attendees.
- ▪Police called off the event and asked everyone to leave the premises immediately after the incident.
20 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 4 lean left, 14 centre.
- ▪ Car attack at Berlin Pride event kills 1 and injures at least 15 — Le Monde (EN)
- ▪ Van slams into people gathered for Berlin's LGBTQ+ event, killing 1 and injuring at least 15 — World News
- ▪ ‘Our freedom has been attacked’: Manhunt after car rams crowd at Berlin Pride parade — The Sydney Morning Herald
- ▪ One killed, 15 wounded after car hits crowds near Berlin Pride — Channel NewsAsia
- ▪ A person is killed and several are injured at Berlin’s LGBTQ+ march when a car drives into the crowd — Global News
- ▪ Car Plows Into People Near a Pride Event in Berlin, Killing at Least One — NYT > Top Stories
- ▪ One dead, several injured at Berlin’s LGBTQ+ march when a car drives into the crowd — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ Berlin Gay Pride parade: 1 dead 15 injured after car hits crowd — NZ Herald
- ▪ Several people are injured at Berlin's LGBTQ+ march after a car drives into the crowd — RFI English
- ▪ Berlin Pride parade called off after car drives into crowd — South China Morning Post
- ▪ Vehicle mows down crowd at Berlin Pride festival, injuring many, police say - Reuters — "site:reuters.com" - Google News
- ▪ One killed and 16 injured after van mows into crowd at Berlin Pride — World news | The Guardian
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BERLIN — Berlin police called off the LGBTQ pride parade in the German capital on Saturday, hours after the event had begun, saying it was because several people had been injured when a car drove into the crowd. Police, who did not say how many were injured, called on everyone in a post on X to leave the premises of the event immediately. A short while later, police said a car had driven into the Tiergarten park, near the route of the pride march, hitting several people. Police did not know how many officers had been deployed to the scene but that it was “definitely a lot of police.” 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.
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