NewsWorld newsDer SpiegelLIVEUpdated 1 min agoBerlin police have reportedly said a "major police operation" is underway after eyewitnesses reported a white van had ploughed into a crowd of people in the Tiergarten park around 10pmGerman police are hunting for suspects (file photo)(Image: Photothek via Getty Images)The Berlin Pride Celebration has been evacuated after several people were injured following after a car was suspected to have been driven into crowds.Berlin Pride, also known as Christopher Street Day Berlin (CSD) has been cancelled with attendees told to “evacuate,” according to German media.A "major police operation" is underway, according to Der Spiegel, with reports of a large screen displaying the word “Evacuation” after reports of a vehicle ploughing into crowds at the edge of the Tiergarten park.View PostView PostToday22:38 BST'Mass casualty incident' declared after 'suspect fled on foot' German news outlet Bild is reporting that a mass casualty incident has been declared after a van drove into crowds “at high speed”.Reports claim more than 40 emergency services personnel descended on the scene following the shocking incident.The paper cited eyewitness reports of a man getting out of the vehicle and fleeing on foot. Berlin police have said they are searching for suspects.Today22:30 BSTVideos show aftermath of attacksVideo from the scene shows crowds leaving and ambulances rushing to the scene following the reported attacks on the pride parade in Berlin this evening.Content cannot be displayed without consentToday22:25 BSTA vehicle has struck and injured several people A post on X by Berlin Police reads: "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."Content cannot be displayed without consentToday22:22 BSTA Michael Jackson show was underwayAccording to the Tagesspiegel newspaper, the program was interrupted while a Michael Jackson show was underway. The CSD board then took to the stage and announced: "Unfortunately, we have to end the event prematurely due to a difficult situation."Today22:22 BSTThousands asked to leave after incidentThe organizers announced on social media: "Please leave the premises calmly and in an orderly manner. Please avoid the Victory Column and the Tiergarten. Leave the premises in the direction of the main train station."Today22:22 BSTPolice 'intensive search for suspects'Bild, citing an eyewitness, reports that a white van plowed into a crowd of people in the Tiergarten park. The incident reportedly occurred around 10 p.m. near Lennéstraße. A police statement on X reads: "We are conducting an intensive search for suspects."Today22:16 BST'A car may have driven into the crowd'The Christopher Street Day (CSD) parade in Berlin has been cancelled. Berlin police said that there was a "major police operation" underway on the edge of the Tiergarten park. Police, together with paramedics, were attending to several injured people. Initial investigations "suggest that a car may have driven into the crowd," a spokesperson said, Der Spiegel reports.
Berlin pride live: Parade cancelled after 'van ploughs into crowd'
Berlin police have reportedly said a "major police operation" is underway after eyewitnesses reported a white van had ploughed into a crowd of people in the Tiergarten park around 10pm











