One dead and at least 16 injured after car rams into crowd at Berlin Pride event

German police are searching for a suspect after a vehicle struck a crowd at a Berlin Pride parade, killing one person and injuring 16. Police said the van drove into people walking in Tiergarten Park in the centre of the German capital, near to where thousands had gathered at one of Europe’s largest celebrations of the LGBTQ+ community. The Associated Press reports that the suspect was known to police “as a member of Islamic circles” in Berlin. Witnesses described hearing “a dull bang” as chaos erupted at Tiergarten on Saturday night (July 25). Police officials said a van drove through the park shortly before 10pm and hit several people. The vehicle was later found, having been abandoned after crashing into a tree. “There was a dull bang… after that, there were a few noises,” one eyewitness said, per CNN. “At first, we couldn’t make out what the screams were, because of the party, the music, and the atmosphere. “We only realized later exactly what was going on, when the police cleared the park with machine guns and asked us to go home.” The suspect, named by police as Abdul B, 21, is “alleged to have injured several people with a moving vehicle,” according to a statement published ...