{"id":17591,"date":"2026-07-26T08:13:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T03:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17591"},"modified":"2026-07-26T08:13:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T03:13:42","slug":"vehicle-plows-through-lgbtq-event-in-germany-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17591","title":{"rendered":"Vehicle plows through LGBTQ+ event in Germany : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-135580\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 4500;&#10;        --source-height: 3000;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4500x3000+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7e%2Fa4%2F948df3fe4e4eb7344ca1f6f0dc11%2Fap26206776944780.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4500x3000+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7e%2Fa4%2F948df3fe4e4eb7344ca1f6f0dc11%2Fap26206776944780.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4500x3000+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7e%2Fa4%2F948df3fe4e4eb7344ca1f6f0dc11%2Fap26206776944780.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4500x3000+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7e%2Fa4%2F948df3fe4e4eb7344ca1f6f0dc11%2Fap26206776944780.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4500x3000+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7e%2Fa4%2F948df3fe4e4eb7344ca1f6f0dc11%2Fap26206776944780.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4500x3000+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7e%2Fa4%2F948df3fe4e4eb7344ca1f6f0dc11%2Fap26206776944780.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4500x3000+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7e%2Fa4%2F948df3fe4e4eb7344ca1f6f0dc11%2Fap26206776944780.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4500x3000+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7e%2Fa4%2F948df3fe4e4eb7344ca1f6f0dc11%2Fap26206776944780.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1025px) 650px, calc(100vw - 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At least 17 people are injured and several have life threatening injuries, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/polizeiberlin\/status\/2081152532156502300?s=12&amp;t=zqhVQvPMIcoxuuo4LPBNMw\" target=\"_blank\">according to Berlin police<\/a>. 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