Berlin pride van attack kills 1, injures 16; police say suspect linked to ‘Islam scene’, no arrest yet
Emergency personnel and police gather in Berlin, early Sunday, July 26, 2026, following the cancellation of Chropher Street Day festivities. (AP Photo)
A van drove into a crowd gathered for Berlin’s Pride celebrations on Saturday, killing one person and injuring at least 16 others, forcing police to shut down the event hours after it began, the Associated Press (AP) reported.
Police said the van entered the city’s Tiergarten park, close to where the Pride march had passed earlier in the day, striking several people before crashing into a tree.
What do we know about the attack?
Police said some of the injured had life-threatening wounds, and urged people at the scene to leave immediately as ambulances and fire crews responded.
Officer Florian Nath said in a video posted Berlin police that authorities were carrying out an intensive search for possible suspects. Police spokesperson Alexander Klute later told AP that officials did not yet know anything about a possible motive.
4. Update:Ein mutmaßlicher Tatverdächtiger konnte identifiziert werden. Nach bisherigen Erkenntnissen handelt es sich um einen polizeibekannten Mann, der dem islamischen Spektrum zugerechnet wird.Nach dem Tatverdächtigen soll zeitnah öffentlich gefahndet werden.#b2507 pic.twitter.com/3pTyhTy6An— Polizei Berlin (@polizeiberlin) July 26, 2026
Emergency workers set up a helicopter landing pad near the Reichstag to help move the injured to hospital, according to Reuters.
Is a suspect known?
Hours after the attack, many details remained unclear. A Berlin police spokesperson said a suspected attacker had been identified as part of the city’s “Islam scene,” though no arrest had been made the time of reporting, according to Reuters.Story continues below this ad
“We have now identified a suspected perpetrator. Measures against this suspected perpetrator, who has not yet been arrested, are underway.
