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Van slams into people gathered for Berlin’s LGBTQ+ event, killing 1 and injuring at least 16
Police said a white van struck a crowd at Christopher Street Day, leaving several with life-threatening injuries and forcing organizers to cancel the parade.
On Saturday, a white van drove into a crowd at Berlin's Christopher Street Day pride celebration in Tiergarten park, killing one person and injuring at least 16 others, forcing police to immediately cancel the event.
Emergency services confirmed that among the 17 injured, eight sustained serious wounds and three remain in life-threatening condition; investigators are probing witness reports that some victims may have suffered stab wounds.
Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner condemned the incident as "an attack on our free and cosmopolitan society," while police activated a crisis hotline and ordered attendees to evacuate the area immediately.
This attack follows a series of vehicle-ramming incidents in Germany, including fatal events in Mannheim in 2025 and Magdeburg in 2024, which have prompted repeated security alerts around public gatherings nationwide.
Three people are still between life and death after the attack on Saturday night during Christopher Street Day. A search notice was issued this Sunday, July 26 to find a suspect linked "to the Islamist milieu".