Several people are injured at Berlin's LGBTQ+ march after a car drives into the crowd

Berlin Pride Berlin police called off the LGBTQ+ pride parade in the German capital on Saturday, hours after the event had begun, saying it was because several people had been injured when a car drove into the crowd. Issued on: 25/07/2026 - 23:42 1 min Reading time Police officers are on the scene following the cancellation of Christopher Street Day in Berlin, on Saturday, July 25, 2026. Fabian Sommer/DPA via AP - Fabian Sommer Police, who did not say how many were injured, called on everyone in a post on X to leave the premises of the event immediately. A short while later, police said a car had driven into the Tiergarten park, near the route of the pride march, hitting several people. People carry a "Leather Pride Flag" during the Christopher Street Day parade in Berlin, on Saturday, July 25, 2026. Fabian Sommer/DPA via AP - Fabian Sommer Police did not know how many officers had been deployed to the scene but that it was “definitely a lot of police.” Killing of gay man to be investigated as homophobic crime following protests Hundreds of thousands of people had come to Berlin on Saturday to celebrate at Berlin’s pride parade, known in Germany as Christopher Street Day. People wave during the Christopher Street Day parade in Berlin, on Saturday, July 25, 2026. Fabian Sommer/DPA via AP - Fabian Sommer It’s one of Europe’s largest LGBTQ+celebrations. (with newswires) Read more on related topics: