Police in the German capital say they are searching for suspects following the ‘mass casualty incident’
An LGBTQ+ pride parade in Berlin has been cancelled after several people were injured when it is believed a vehicle ploughed into a crowd.
The city’s pride parade, known in Germany as Christopher Street Day, was halted just hours after it had begun.
German police called on everyone in a post on X to leave the premises of the event immediately.
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An Instagram post from organisers instructed revelers to leave the area ‘calmly and in an orderly manner..’
Police said it was believed vehicle had driven into the Tiergarten park, near the route of the pride march, hitting several people.
A post on X by Berlin Police said: “We are currently deployed with numerous police forces as well as rescue units from the Berlin Fire Department in the Großer Tiergarten.
“It is presumed that a vehicle has driven into the Tiergarten here, has struck and injured several people. The injured are currently being treated by rescue personnel. We are conducting an intensive manhunt for suspects.”
German news outlet Bild reports that a mass casualty incident had been declared after a van drove into crowds ‘at high speed.’
The paper cited eyewitness reports of a man getting out of the vehicle and fleeing on foot.
Hundreds of thousands of people had come to the German capital for the event, which is one of Europe’s largest LGBTQ+ celebrations.
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