Hamburg Pride gets underway with increased security a week after a fatal attack in Berlin
Summary
Hamburg’s Pride parade began with extra police protection one week after a deadly extremist attack near Berlin’s Pride event. Around 250,000 people were expected to attend, showing support and solidarity for a future without fear.Key Facts
- Hamburg’s Pride parade is one of Germany’s largest Pride events.
- About twice as many police officers as last year were deployed to secure the event.
- The parade’s motto was “Queer in solidarity. Take a stand — for a future without fear.”
- One truck in the parade represented the Berlin Pride event, with participants wearing dark clothes to honor attack victims.
- On July 25, a man drove into people near the Berlin Pride closing party and attacked others with a machete, killing one woman and injuring many.
- The suspect, Abdul Ballout, 21, was killed by police the day after the attack.
- Investigators found a video where the suspect claimed responsibility and supported the Islamic State group.
- Ballout was born in Germany, had Lebanese roots, and traveled to Lebanon in 2025 aiming to join IS in Syria.
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