00:00Meanwhile in Germany, a car struck a crowd in Tiedergartenpark near the Pride Day Parade,
00:06leaving one person dead and at least 16 injured, some critically.
00:10The vehicle crashed into a tree and was abandoned at the scene.
00:13Authorities immediately called off the parade and evacuated the area.
00:17German police have identified a suspect with reported links to extreme circles, though
00:23the exact motive remains unknown.
00:25Manhunt operations are ongoing as city officials condemn the violent attack on the community.
00:30Overall, more than 2,200 police officers have been on duty in Berlin since Saturday morning
00:36to protect the Pride Parade and other LGBTQ plus events in the city.
00:40In this context, the mayor of Berlin made a statement after visiting the scene of the incident.
00:56All I can say is that Berlin, as a city of freedom and diversity, will continue to grow
01:00stronger and take a clear stance.
01:02We will not allow our way of life and our way of living together to be taken from us.
01:06We have to wait and see what the investigation will reveal now, what the background to this
01:10act was.
01:11None of that can be said today, at least not yet.
01:17I believe that Pride was very, very well protected.
01:20I myself spent several hours at Pride today and saw how excellently the police and the
01:24security staff, including those provided by the Pride organizers, accompanied this event.
01:31The mood was exuberant, it was cheerful, and 100 percent security.
01:35Sad as it is, 100 percent security does not exist.
01:40Now, the task is certainly to analyze the situation, how this could happen, where there may have
01:44been weaknesses in the security concept.
01:46At the moment, to be clear, I don't see any.
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