Authorities are conducting a manhunt for a suspect who drove a vehicle into a crowd gathered for a Pride event in Berlin on Saturday night. The incident resulted in one fatality and left 16 people injured, police confirmed.
The attack occurred around 10:00 PM local time when a white vehicle struck attendees at the Christopher Street Day (CSD) celebration in Tiergarten park. Some individuals were also reportedly stabbed during the event. Following the incident, the Pride event was canceled, and attendees were urged to evacuate the area.
Police located the vehicle believed to have been used in the attack, which had crashed into a tree shortly after the incident. Hundreds of thousands of people had gathered for the annual Pride event near the Brandenburg Gate. The exact motives behind the attack remain under investigation.