Car drives into Berlin Pride parade crowd , killing one | ABC NEWS

One person has died and more than a dozen injured after a van slammed into a crowd gathering for Berlin's pride celebrations.

The city's mayor Kai Wegner has expressed shock over the incident, saying "this is an attack on our free and cosmopolitan society".

"I have confidence in the police and security authorities, who will be working around the clock to investigate," he said.

More than 2,200 police officers have been on duty in Berlin since Saturday morning, local time. They believe the "suspected perpetrator" is a member of the city's "Islamist scene".

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