Manhunt launched after several injured at Berlin Pride event

| Live News reporter Published July 25, 2026 10:26pm Updated July 25, 2026 10:40pm Several people have been injured at a Pride event in Berlin (Picture: Reuters) German police have launched a manhunt after multiple people were injured when a vehicle ploughed into the crowd at an LGBTQ+ event. It’s believed the incident occurred at around 10pm. The annual Berlin Pride celebration, Christopher Street Day, has now been cancelled, with authorities urging people to avoid the area and urging those in attendance to ‘evacuate’. Emergency services are treating those injured at Tiergarten Park, close to the Brandenburg Gate, as a ‘major operation’ gets underway. Police shared in a social media statement: ‘We believe that a vehicle entered the Tiergarten Park and hit several people and injured them. ‘We are ​searching intensively for suspects.’ Wir sind mit zahlreichen Polizeikräften sowie Rettungskräften der Berliner Feuerwehr im Großen Tiergarten im Einsatz. Mutmaßlich ist hier ein Fahrzeug in den Tiergarten eingefahren, hat mehrere Personen angefahren und dabei verletzt. Die Verletzten werden aktuell von… pic.twitter.com/emEBnpqVUF— Polizei Berlin (@polizeiberlin) July 25, 2026 Emergency services swarmed the scene after the cancellation of Christopher Street Day celebrations (Picture: Reuters) Images show police, paramedics, and Berlin Fire Department rescue crews swarming the scene, with one person being carried into an ambulance on a stretcher. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Germany’s capital for the peaceful occasion, which also takes place in Switzerland. It is one of Europe’s largest Pride events and is held in memory of the Stonewall riots, which marked the first major uprising of LGBTQ+ people against police assaults at the Stonewall Inn bar. Over 150 cities in Germany hold annual CSD events, including Hamburg and Cologne. Today’s event began this afternoon with a parade in the city before making its way to the park for the evening. It was not immediately clear how many were injured in the incident or how severely. Police have also not confirmed whether the Pride event had been deliberately targeted. According to the Tagesspiegel newspaper, a Michael Jackson show was underway when the event’s immediate cancellation was announced. A member of the CSD board took to the stage and told the audience: ‘Unfortunately, we have to end the event prematurely due to a difficult situation.’ Then, on social media, a message was shared by organisers, reading: ‘Please leave the premises calmly and in an orderly manner. Please avoid the Victory Column and the Tiergarten. Leave the premises in the direction of the main train station.’ Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. Or you can submit your videos and pictures here. For more stories like this, check our news page. Follow Metro.co.uk on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news updates. You can now also get Metro.co.uk articles sent straight to your device. Sign up for our daily push alerts here. News Updates Stay on top of the headlines with daily email updates.