Hamburg Pride Under Way with Increased Security After Fatal Attack in Berlin
Police said roughly twice as many officers are guarding the parade, which organizers expect will draw about 250,000 people.
- The Hamburg CSD parade, one of Germany's biggest, got underway Saturday with increased security and about 250,000 people expected to attend.
- Late on July 25, a driver plowed a van into people near the Berlin Pride event, killing one woman and injuring 29 others with what appeared to be a machete.
- The 21-year-old suspect, Abdul Ballout, was killed in a confrontation with investigators on Sunday after they linked him to the Islamic State group.
- Investigators said earlier this week that roughly twice as many officers as last year would protect the event, while people wore dark clothing to honor attack victims.
- The Hamburg event's motto is "Queer in solidarity. Take a stand — for a future without fear," as a truck representing Berlin Pride joined the parade.
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Doubled the number of agents compared to last year's parade (ANSA)
At the largest Hamburg CSD of all time 150 groups set a sign of diversity and tolerance. After the attack in Berlin, the security measures were tightened with significantly more police.
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Hamburg's pride parade, one of Germany's largest, kicked off today under heightened security a week after a fatal extremist attack on the parade in the capital, Berlin.
Hamburg Pride under way with increased security after fatal attack in Berlin
Hamburg’s police chief said earlier this week that roughly twice as many officers as last year would protect the event.
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