A vehicle drove into a crowd at the Berlin Pride parade in the Tiergarten area on Saturday night, killing one person and wounding 17 others, according to German police. The suspect, identified as Abdul B., is known to be linked to the Islamist scene and remains at large; a manhunt is underway. Authorities are treating the incident as a terror attack.
A vehicle ramming attack at the Berlin Pride parade Saturday night left one person dead and 17 wounded, German police said. The driver, who fled the scene, is identified as Abdul B., a man known to be linked to the Islamist scene. A large-scale manhunt is ongoing, and police have not yet captured the suspect.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Sunday, police confirmed the suspect's identity and stated that the attack is being investigated as a terror incident. Several of the wounded remain in critical condition.
The attack occurred at approximately 23:44 local time in the Tiergarten park area, where a white commercial van drove into participants of the Christopher Street Day (Berlin Pride) event. Organizers ordered the evacuation of the closing rally. Emergency services declared a mass-casualty incident.
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