The mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner, has called the incident, “an attack on our free and open-minded society”.
In a post in X, Wegner continued, “Berlin is a city of freedom—and today, our freedom has been attacked in the most horrific way. My thoughts are with the victims, their families, and their friends. I thank the emergency responders who were immediately on the scene and did everything in their power to help. And I have confidence in the police and security authorities, who will be investigating with the utmost urgency.”
