Hamburg Pride gets underway with increased security a week after a fatal attack in Berlin

BERLIN — Hamburg’s Pride parade, one of Germany’s biggest, got underway Saturday with increased security a week after a fatal extremist attack near its counterpart in Berlin.

Dozens of trucks were making their way through the center Germany’s second-biggest city and organizers expected about 250,000 people to attend. Hamburg’s police chief said earlier this week that roughly twice as many officers as last year would protect the event.