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Police call off LGBTQ+ parade in Berlin, saying several people injured

Police a said a car had hit several people in a park near the pride march route.

Published July 25, 2026, 9:26 PM
Updated July 25, 2026, 9:54 PM1.2K
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 Police call off LGBTQ+ parade in Berlin, saying several people injured

Police a said a car had hit several people in a park near the pride march route.

ByThe Associated Press

July 25, 2026, 5:01 PM

BERLIN -- 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. They did not say how many people had been injured.

Police called on everyone in a post on X to leave the premises of the event immediately. They did not say what exactly had happened, only that they had deployed strong police forces. Police a short while later said a car had driven into the Tiergarten park, near the route of the pride march, hitting several people.

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