'This is an attack on our society,' says Chancellor Merz

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has condemned the incident in Berlin as "a heinous act", saying hundreds of thousands of people were "peacefully celebrating" at the Pride event before it took place. "They wanted us to treat each other with kindness and tolerance. This is an attack on our society," he writes on X. He calls Germany "open and freedom-loving", adding that the country will "preserve and defend that". He says his thoughts are with the