By René Powilleit, Berliner Landesvorsitzender des Verbandes "Lesben und Schwule in der Union" (LSU), einer politischen Sonderorganisation innerhalb der Christlich Demokratischen Union Deutschlands (CDU)

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26/07/2026 - 16:30 GMT+2

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What began as a day of joy, freedom and love in the heart of the German capital turned into an unimaginable tragedy in the evening. Hundreds of thousands were celebrating Berlin's Christopher Street Day until a suspected Islamist attack using a delivery vehicle cut a trail of destruction through the Tiergarten park. One woman lost her life, and many others were injured, some of them seriously.