A person has died and another 16 have been injured after a utility vehicle drove into the crowd gathered for the Pride parade in Berlin. The suspect is being sought.

A serious incident occurred on Saturday evening in Berlin, where a utility vehicle drove into a crowd gathered for the Pride parade, resulting in one death and 16 injuries.

According to the spokesperson for the Berlin firefighters, among the injured "there are three people seriously injured, whose condition is critical, eight people seriously injured, and five people lightly injured."

The police have identified a suspect, who is believed to have links to "Islamist circles," but he has not yet been apprehended. The perpetrator or perpetrators of the incident abandoned the vehicle at the scene, and searches to find them continue throughout the capital.

The incident occurred around 10:00 PM, when a white van entered Tiergarten park, hitting the participants.

The police "start from the premise that there is no longer any danger," although they do not completely rule out this possibility.

The Mayor of Berlin condemned the attack, describing it as an attack against freedom, and the German Chancellor called for a "full clarification" of the incident, labeling it an "abominable act."