thousands of people had come to Berlin to celebrate on Saturday, though it's unclear how many were still at the festival by late evening. It's one of Europe's largest LGBTQ+ celebrations.

Julian Miethig, who had attended the party at the Brandenburg Gate, said he wanted to go to an afterparty when he heard from a friend that  something bad happened there and there are a lot of fire trucks, a lot of emergency vehicles, ambulances. 

 It's a dark day for the community,  he said.

The van, with its battered front resting against a tree, could still be seen at the scene Sunday morning.

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Associated Press writers Kirsten Grieshaber and Fanny Brodersen in Berlin contributed to this report.