A person from Southern Jutland was close to the attack in Berlin: 'Terrible'
The attack shows that it is important for us LGBTQ+ people to fight for our rights, says the local chairperson.
Niels Christian Aahøj Bech, chairperson of LGBTQ+ in Sønderborg, together with friends while the big Pride in Berlin was still a party. (Photo: © Private) 15 minutes ago
The music was playing, the atmosphere was good, and people in all kinds of outfits filled the streets of the German capital Berlin on Saturday evening. But suddenly the scene changed to panic and then silence and seriousness.
- I was sitting with some friends at a restaurant. All of a sudden we could feel that something had happened, and we were told that everyone had to leave the Pride area, says Niels Christian Aahøj Bech, who back home in Denmark is chairperson of LGBTQ+ Sønderborg.
The group of friends quickly finds out that an attack has occurred when a car drove into a crowd of people.
- Then emergency vehicles start driving past where we were sitting. We counted between 20 and 22, he says.
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Everyone was looking over their shoulders
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After that, silence spread through the streets and people began heading towards trains and Berlin's S-Bahn to get home.
- Of course, you are shocked because you are affected by the whole atmosphere that it changes into. Everyone was looking over their shoulders because there were rumors that the person who is said to have carried out the attack is still at large, says Niels Christian Aahøj Bech.
On Sunday at noon, the report is still that at least one person is dead and several have been injured after the attack.
Niels Christian Aahøj Bech, chairperson of LGBTQ+ in Sønderborg, was sitting with friends at a restaurant in Berlin when the attack occurred around 10 p.m. on Saturday evening. (Photo: © Private)
Niels Christian Aahøj Bech sees the attack as a clear signal that it is still important to fight for LGBTQ+ people's rights.
- It shows that it is important for us LGBTQ+ people to fight for our rights. It is also a call to our politicians to continue supporting the Pride movement, he says.
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