The BBC News Channel and Sky News Channel in the UK are quoting AFP Berlin New Bureau this afternoon in updating us that the people injured by Islamist clerical fascist attacks on Berlin Pride on Saturday are no longer in "mortal danger" but remain in a stable condition in hospital.

German authorities have confirmed that none of the individuals who sustained serious injuries during last night's attack on Berlin's Pride parade are now considered to be facing an immediate threat to their lives. The update was reported by public service news programme Tagesschau, which cited a police spokesperson as stating that the emergency services had given the "all-clear" for the most severely hurt victims.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz, quoted by the AFP news agency, echoed this assessment, stressing that nobody injured in the incident remains in "mortal danger". This marks a significant shift from earlier statements from a Berlin fire department spokesman, who had described three people as having suffered life-threatening wounds. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has put the total number of injured at 29.

Community Gathers in Defiance

The attack, which Germany's interior minister has labelled an "Islamist terrorist act", took place during the city's Pride celebrations. A day later, members of the queer community—who had turned out in large numbers for the event—returned to the Brandenburg Gate for an impromptu demonstration, still in shock from the violence.

Speeches at the gathering were marked by raw emotion. Participants voiced both their grief and their fury, condemning extremism in all its forms. However, they also directed criticism towards the government, accusing it of insufficient support and specifically pointing to recent budget cuts affecting queer organisations.

The target of that message happened to be standing just on the other side of the gate. Chancellor Merz, delivering a statement nearby, insisted that Germans would not allow themselves to be intimidated by acts of terrorism, and that they would continue to defend their country's liberal and tolerant way of life.