Overview

• An unknown individual deployed pepper spray during Samra’s free concert at Gropiuspassagen, Berlin-Neukölln, injuring 13 people, including four seriously.
• The event attracted an estimated 2,000–3,000 attendees, far exceeding the expected 700, creating significant crowd control challenges.
• Emergency services, including 42 firefighters, treated the injured, with four transported to hospitals; none of the injuries were life-threatening.
• Police have launched an investigation into the incident on suspicion of dangerous bodily harm, but no suspects have been identified yet.
• The concert was terminated, attendees were escorted out, and the shopping center has since resumed normal operations.