One person was killed and 29 others injured in a van-ramming attack during the annual celebration attended by thousands, including homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgender people, in Germany.
This grand festival is held every year in the German capital, Berlin. The event, which celebrates diversity and advocates for equal rights for homosexuals and others, features colorful parades, music, and artistic performances.
Thousands from around the world take part in this festival. During the event, the parade begins in central Berlin and ends near the Brandenburg Gate.
In this situation, around 10 p.m. last Saturday, a van that entered Tiergarten Park near the Brandenburg Gate rammed into people who had come to attend the festival one after another, killing one person. Several others were injured. Some of them were seriously injured. Police, who said this was a planned attack, also stated that not only was the van driven into the festival attendees, but several people were also attacked with a sharp weapon.
Police have suspected a young man named Abdul Balout (21) in this attack. They said that he had links with an Islamic group in Berlin and that they are actively searching for him. He is said to be a German citizen of Lebanese origin. However, the police have not confirmed the reason for the attack or who carried it out.
Terrorist attack...: German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, who said this could be a terrorist attack, stated that a total of 29 people were injured in the attack. The festival celebrations were canceled because of this incident.
