Estonian leaders and Kaja Kallas condemn attack on Berlin pride festival
Estonian President Alar Karis, Prime Minister Kristen Michal, and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas condemned the attack on a pride festival in Berlin that left one woman dead and at least 29 injured.
Estonia's top officials and the European Union's foreign policy chief expressed strong condemnation of an attack that occurred on the evening of July 25 during the Christopher Street Day pride festival in Berlin. A car drove into a crowd of participants, killing one woman and injuring at least 29 people, some of whom sustained stab wounds. The suspect, a 21-year-old German citizen, was shot by police after approaching officers with a bladed weapon. Investigators are considering an Islamist motive.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas stated that the attack was not only against pride participants but also against the values of an open society. She emphasized that diversity and tolerance are the foundations of democracies and condemned violence, hatred, and intolerance. Estonian President Alar Karis offered his deepest condolences to the family of the deceased and wished a speedy recovery to all those affected. Prime Minister Kristen Michal stressed that no one should fear violence when participating in a peaceful assembly and that hatred must never define how we live.
