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Updated · DW (English) · Aug 1
Hamburg Pride Draws 300,000 Under Tight Security After 1 Dead, 31 Injured in Berlin Attack
Updated
Updated · DW (English) · Aug 1

Hamburg Pride Draws 300,000 Under Tight Security After 1 Dead, 31 Injured in Berlin Attack

3 articles · Updated · DW (English) · Aug 1

Summary

  • About 300,000 people joined Hamburg's annual Pride parade on Saturday, with police and organizers reporting one of Germany's biggest turnouts a week after the Berlin attack.
  • Security was stepped up after authorities classified the Berlin car-ramming as an Islamist terrorist attack that killed a woman and injured 31 others.
  • A Berlin Pride truck joined the Hamburg march, with participants asked to wear dark clothing in tribute to last week's victims.
  • Pride events also went ahead in Bonn and other German cities, underscoring a broader show of solidarity despite heightened fears in the queer community.

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