On a Saturday night in Berlin, a city that had gathered hundreds of thousands to celebrate freedom and identity, a van was driven into a crowd at Tiergarten park, killing one person and wounding sixteen others during Christopher Street Day — Europe's largest Pride celebration. The suspected perpetrator, linked to Berlin's Islamist scene, remained at large as investigators worked through the night. It is a moment that asks an old and painful question: what does it cost a society to live openly, and who bears that cost most heavily?
Van attack kills 1, injures 16 at Berlin Pride; suspect sought
One person killed and at least 16 injured, including some with life-threatening injuries, in the vehicle attack at Berlin Pride celebrations.