What is known about the suspect
An intensive search for the suspect is underway in the German capital.
Police say they have identified the suspect, but he has not yet been apprehended. Officials describe him as „linked to the Islamist movement“.
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Police have not yet arrested anyone in connection with the incident and have not specified a motive for the attack.
The search area covers all of Berlin.
Berlin police stated that the suspect is a 21-year-old man, Abdul B., of „slim build“ and dark-haired. According to the police, he is wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and white trousers.
The fugitive is about 190 cm tall.
Berlin officials suspect he may be armed.
Crashed into the crowd
The incident occurred in Tiergarten Park, near the famous Brandenburg Gate, on Saturday before 10 PM local time.
„The driver of a white car reportedly hit several people… there are many injured, including some with life-threatening injuries,“ police announced on social media.
On Saturday morning, officials found this car. According to the BBC, it appears the suspect, while driving the car, crashed into a tree in the park.
Later, Berlin police announced that several people were reportedly injured with a knife during the attack.
A witness, who was at the main „Pride“ stage near the Brandenburg Gate, stated that the crowd complied with the request to disperse and moved away from the park around 11 PM local time (midnight Lithuanian time).
The main stage program was supposed to continue for another hour.
An AFP journalist at the scene saw at least 10 emergency service vehicles and a tent set up on the road.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called the incident a „terrible act“ and promised a thorough investigation.
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The Mayor of Berlin called the incident an „attack on our free and open society“.
Violent attacks
On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of people participated in an event known in Germany as Christopher Street Day.
The march ended at the Brandenburg Gate, where concerts had been held since Friday.
In recent years, Germany has seen several violent attacks in public spaces, including a stabbing in February 2025 near Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial, located close to Saturday’s incident site.
A 20-year-old Syrian, identified only as Wassim al M., was jailed for 13 years in March for that attack, which severely injured a Spanish tourist.
Last month, a 51-year-old psychiatrist from Saudi Arabia was sentenced to life in prison for killing six people and injuring over 300.
In 2024, he drove a rented SUV into a crowd at a Christmas market in the eastern city of Magdeburg.
The deadliest such attack in recent years occurred in December 2016, when a truck driven by a jihadist crashed into a Berlin Christmas market, killing 12 people.
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