A suspected suspect has been identified by police. Image: keystone
July 26, 2026, 02:39Jul 26, 2026, 3:02 am
After the attack on the sidelines of Christopher Street Day in Berlin, the police say they have identified a suspected suspect. “The man is known to the police and is attributed to the Islamist scene in Berlin,” said police spokesman Florian Nath. Further information is currently not possible due to the ongoing investigation.
According to the police spokesman, there are several police operations in connection with the crime in the city. This included a search in an apartment in Schöneberg. However, no arrest was made because no one was found, as police spokesman Florian Nath told the German Press Agency.
According to information from “Welt”, the access, in which special police forces (SEK) were involved, took place at around 1:10 a.m. Accordingly, a very loud, explosive bang could be heard in the apartment building. Police officers had previously entered the building. According to the “Welt” report, the police left at around 1:25 a.m.
This is what is known so far
According to police, a driver hit and injured people in the Tiergarten area near Potsdamer Platz shortly before 10 p.m. on Saturday evening. The CSD was then canceled. The background is still unclear. Governing Mayor Kai Wegner (CDU) spoke of an “attack on our free and cosmopolitan society”.
According to police, there are different statements as to whether there was one or more perpetrators of the crime. According to witnesses, people were also said to have been injured by stabs.
According to current police information, at least one person was killed and 16 others were injured in the incident. An information point has been set up for relatives on 030 8485 4460, as police spokesman Nath told X.
According to fire department spokesman Dominik Pretz, of the 16 injured, 3 are life-threatening and 8 are seriously injured. There are also five slightly injured people, as Pretz said. The life-threatening and seriously injured people were all taken to hospitals.
According to the spokesman, 30 people are also being looked after by the fire department’s helpers. They are under the impression of what is happening. There is emergency psychological care on site. The fire department says it has 150 helpers on site. (sda/dpa)