German festival knife killings suspect arrested
German authorities have apprehended a suspect in the fatal knife attack that occurred on Friday night in Solingen. The 26-year-old Syrian national voluntarily surrendered to the police. Read Full Article at RT.com
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German authorities have detained a man suspected of fatally stabbing three individuals and wounding eight others at a festival in Solingen. The individual taken into custody is a 26-year-old from Syria, who self-surrendered while still stained with blood at around 11 p.m., claiming, "I'm the one you're looking for."
Before the arrest, officials had apprehended two others who they later concluded were not directly involved in the incident. One of these was a 15-year-old boy, believed to have been aware of the planned attack but who didn't inform the police. Another arrest occurred at a refugee center not far from where the attacks took place.
“The man we’ve really been looking for the whole day has just been taken into custody,” stated Herbert Reul, the interior minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, on public television. The minister expressed some relief following the third arrest, noting that authorities had also recovered “pieces of evidence.”
The assailant, who reportedly came to Germany in December 2022 and had been granted asylum, attacked during the 650th anniversary celebration of Solingen City. Victims included two men, aged 56 and 67, and a 56-year-old woman. Witnesses described the attacker as looking Arab and randomly stabbing attendees, specifically aiming for the neck and throat areas.
Prosecutor Markus Caspers revealed in a press conference that there was no apparent connection between the victims.
The Islamic State later claimed they executed the attack as “revenge for Muslims in Palestine and everywhere," though this claim remains unverified.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned the killings, calling them a “horrific act” and “a terrible event that has shocked me greatly. ... We mourn the victims and stand by their families,” he expressed through a post on X (formerly Twitter).
Max Fischer for TROIB News
Before the arrest, officials had apprehended two others who they later concluded were not directly involved in the incident. One of these was a 15-year-old boy, believed to have been aware of the planned attack but who didn't inform the police. Another arrest occurred at a refugee center not far from where the attacks took place.
“The man we’ve really been looking for the whole day has just been taken into custody,” stated Herbert Reul, the interior minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, on public television. The minister expressed some relief following the third arrest, noting that authorities had also recovered “pieces of evidence.”
The assailant, who reportedly came to Germany in December 2022 and had been granted asylum, attacked during the 650th anniversary celebration of Solingen City. Victims included two men, aged 56 and 67, and a 56-year-old woman. Witnesses described the attacker as looking Arab and randomly stabbing attendees, specifically aiming for the neck and throat areas.
Prosecutor Markus Caspers revealed in a press conference that there was no apparent connection between the victims.
The Islamic State later claimed they executed the attack as “revenge for Muslims in Palestine and everywhere," though this claim remains unverified.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned the killings, calling them a “horrific act” and “a terrible event that has shocked me greatly. ... We mourn the victims and stand by their families,” he expressed through a post on X (formerly Twitter).
Max Fischer for TROIB News
