By GB News (World News) | Created at 2026-07-25 22:05:40 | Updated at 2026-07-25 22:59:37
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At least one person is said to have died, and 15 have been injured at a Berlin LGBT event after reports that a van drove into a crowd.
Police said on the social media platform X that they were responding with emergency services to an incident in the city's central Tiergarten park close to the Brandenburg Gate, where a vehicle had struck multiple people.
"We are searching intensively for suspects," police said.
Hundreds of thousands of people had gathered peacefully in the German capital for the annual Christopher Street Day celebrations before the incident ended the festivities.
It is one of Europe's largest Pride events.
Emergency services were treating the injured at the scene, police said.
The full number and severity of injuries were not immediately clear.
Police have urged people to avoid the area.
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The annual Pride event, Christopher Street Day, has been cancelled.
Spokesman Florian Nath said in a video posted on X: "We are now at the scene with a strong police presence and paramedics from the Berlin fire service and other organisations.
"A vehicle allegedly drove into the park and hit several people, apparently injuring them.
"This is why there are now several patients being treated by the Berlin fire service in the area of the Tiergarten."
Police said on the social media platform X they were responding with emergency services to an incident in the city's central Tiergarten park
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He added: "We are searching for possible suspects and will update when we have more information."
Earlier today, huge crowds took part in a parade throughout the city.
The parade ended near the park for a series of events in the evening.
About one million people usually take part in the Christopher Street Day parade.
Christopher Street Day has been cancelled
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Christopher Street Day is one of the largest LGBT events in Europe
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German newspaper Bild cited a witness as saying a white van drove into the crowd at high speed and a man then got out of the vehicle and fled on foot.
They also quoted police as saying that at least one person has died, with 15 injured.
A large number of emergency service vehicles remain present at the scene.
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