The colorful floating parade came a week after the Berlin attack left one person dead and 29 injured. A suspect, Abdul Ballout, was suspected of driving a van into a crowd near the festival Saturday night before apparently stabbing others with a machete in what authorities believe was an Islamic extremist attack<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ballout was shot and killed by police during a confrontation on Sunday in a suburb of the city, authorities said. Prosecutors said he had previously sought to join the militant Islamic State group.<\/p>\n Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema said in the aftermath of the German attack that authorities in the city would \u201cwhere necessary take extra measures that visitors will hopefully notice as little as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n Motorboats carrying police officers cruised the canals and a helicopter hovered overhead as Saturday\u2019s parade got underway.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Hamburg\u2019s Pride parade, one of Germany\u2019s biggest, also got underway Saturday with increased security<\/a>. <\/p>\n Dozens of trucks were making their way through the center of Germany\u2019s second-biggest city and organizers expected about 250,000 people to attend. Hamburg\u2019s police chief said earlier this week that roughly twice as many officers as last year would protect the event.<\/p>\n The boat parade is the traditional highlight of Amsterdam\u2019s Pride. This year it coincides with a World Pride celebration that also is being hosted by the Dutch capital.<\/p>\n Rod Lugtenburg, 55, from Toronto, said he came to Amsterdam for World Pride. He stood on the city\u2019s famous Skinny Bridge wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with a rainbow maple leaf as the boats passed.<\/p>\n \u201cFor me, it\u2019s about acceptance, being able to be who you are,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n![\"Turkish](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1785598215_643_.jpeg\")
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