Hamburg Pride Parade Held with Increased Security After Berlin Attack
Quick Look
- Hamburg's Pride parade, one of Germany's largest, took place with heightened security measures, including twice as many officers, a week after a fatal extremist attack near Berlin's Pride event.
- The Berlin CSD truck participated, asking attendees to wear dark clothing in respect for the victims of the July 25 attack, which killed one woman and injured others.
- The 21-year-old suspect, Abdul Ballout, who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, was killed by police.
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Why It Matters
Hamburg's Pride parade proceeded with enhanced security following a fatal extremist attack near Berlin's Pride event a week prior, where a van driver killed one woman and injured others before being killed by police.
Hamburg's Pride parade, one of Germany's biggest, got underway Saturday with increased security a week after a fatal extremist attack near its counterpart in Berlin.
Dozens of trucks were making their way through the center Germany's second-biggest city and organizers expected about 250,000 people to attend. Hamburg's police chief said earlier this week that roughly twice as many officers as last year would protect the event.
The Hamburg event's motto this time is “Queer in solidarity. Take a stand — for a future without fear.”
A late addition to the trucks taking part was one representing the Berlin Pride event — or Christopher Street Day, CSD for short, as the parades are known in Germany. People on that truck were asked to wear dark clothing as a sign of respect for the victims of last week's attack.
Late on July 25, a driver plowed a van into people a few hundred meters (yards) from the closing party of the Berlin Pride event before cutting others with what appears to have been a machete. A woman was killed and many other people were injured.
The 21-year-old suspect, Abdul Ballout, was killed in a confrontation with police on Sunday. Investigators later found a video in which a person believed to be the suspect claimed responsibility and pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group.
Open Questions
- What was the specific motive for the Berlin attack beyond the suspect's alleged allegiance to ISIS?
- What is the current condition of the injured people from the Berlin attack?
