Car Attack Turns Berlin Pride March into Chaos, Killing One and Injuring 16

German police have revealed new details regarding a vehicle-ramming incident that occurred during a Pride march in Berlin, which initially left one person dead and 16 others wounded.

A police spokesperson stated that the suspect involved in driving a vehicle into a crowd at the Berlin Pride march has been identified but not yet apprehended. Reports indicate the individual has connections to Islamist circles, according to the spokesperson’s description.

The attack took place on Saturday evening amid the Pride event in Berlin, resulting in one fatality and 16 injuries. Dominic Britz, a spokesperson for Berlin’s fire department, reported that among the injured, three individuals sustained life-threatening injuries, eight suffered serious wounds, and five had minor injuries.

Police continue an active search throughout the German capital for the alleged perpetrator or perpetrators, who abandoned the vehicle just a few hundred meters from the heart of the march activities.

Earlier in the evening, police communicated via WhatsApp that a vehicle was believed to have entered Tiergarten Park and struck several people, causing injuries. Emergency teams are currently providing care to the wounded, and intensive searches are underway for persons suspected of involvement in the incident.

According to the German newspaper Bild, citing an eyewitness, a small white truck crashed into a crowd in Tiergarten Park. The incident reportedly occurred around 10 p.m.

German police have stated that there is currently no public danger, although they cannot completely rule out the possibility.

In a post on the platform X, the mayor of Berlin condemned what he described as an attack on the city’s free, open, and diverse community. He said, "After a peaceful and colorful Pride march, the gathering advocating for a tolerant and peaceful Berlin was subjected to an unimaginably brutal attack. Berlin is a city of freedom, and today our freedom was subjected to a horrific assault," according to his statement.