A vehicle rammed into a crowd at the Christopher Street Day (Berlin Pride) parade in the Tiergarten on Saturday night. One person was killed and 17 wounded. Berlin police identified the suspect as Abdul B., a 21-year-old linked to the Islamist scene, and are conducting a manhunt. The attack is being investigated as a terror incident, according to Israeli media reports.
A vehicle rammed into a crowd at the Christopher Street Day (Berlin Pride) parade in the Großer Tiergarten area of Berlin late Saturday night, killing one person and wounding 17 others. Berlin police declared a mass-casualty incident and launched a manhunt for the driver, who fled the scene on foot.
According to reports in Israeli media, initial messages at 23:44 Jerusalem time described a white commercial vehicle speeding into the crowd near the Tiergarten park. The first confirmation of a fatality came after midnight, with police reporting at least one killed and 15 wounded. The count was later revised to 17 wounded, with eight in serious condition, including three with life-threatening injuries.
Berlin police identified the suspect as Abdul B., a 21-year-old migrant known to the Islamist scene. The police stated that the ramming was intentional and that the crime is being investigated as a terror attack. The suspect remains at large, and a large-scale manhunt is underway. The incident forced the cancellation of the concluding rally of the Pride event.
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