Solingen stabbings: what we know so far

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Police are searching for a male attacker after three people were killed and eight injured in an attack at a festival in west German cityA manhunt is under way after three people were killed in a mass stabbing at a festival in Solingen in Germany on Friday night.Here is what we know so far:Three people have been killed and eight injured in a knife attack at a diversity festival in the west German city of Solingen, police said.Witnesses alerted police shortly after 9.30pm last night to an unknown attacker having wounded several people with a knife in the city’s central square, the Fronhof.Police are still searching for the attacker, who fled the scene. They said they believe the stabbings were carried out by a lone assailant. The motive for the attack is still not clear.The stabbings happened during a festival of diversity to mark the city’s 650th anniversary, which began on Friday and was supposed to run through to Sunday. Organisers were expecting thousands to attend.Authorities cancelled the remainder of the weekend festival.The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said on Saturday that the perpetrator must be caught quickly and punished to fullest extent of the law.The country’s interior minister, Nancy Faeser, said in an update on X that police were still searching for the attacker and trying establish a motive. Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/24/solingen-stabbings-what-we-know-so-far

Author : Hayden Vernon

Publish date : 2024-08-24 10:43:46

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