Pakistan, July 26 -- A vehicle drove into a crowd near Berlin's annual Pride celebrations on Saturday evening, killing one person and injuring 17 others in an incident that triggered a large-scale police operation. Authorities said several victims suffered serious injuries, including three who remain in life-threatening condition. Police have launched a manhunt after identifying a suspect believed to have links to the Islamist scene in Berlin.

According to investigators, the vehicle entered the central Tiergarten park near the Brandenburg Gate at around 10 p.m. before striking multiple people and eventually crashing into a tree. When emergency responders reached the scene, the vehicle was empty, prompting an intensive search for the driv...