A suspect in the Solingen attack has been detained in Germany. The 26-year-old man, suspected of killing three and wounding eight people, was detained in a refugee shelter.
During the celebration of the 650th anniversary of the city of Solingen, located in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, on August 23, an unknown person with a knife attacked those present in one of the central squares of the city. As a result of the attack, three participants of the “Festival of Diversity” were killed, eight more were injured, five of them are in serious condition, the Düsseldorf police department reported on Saturday, August 24.
According to unconfirmed initial information, a Syrian was detained.
The celebrations, which were scheduled to last until August 25 and were expected to attract up to 75,000 guests, have now been cancelled and citizens have been asked to leave the city’s central areas.
The Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for a stabbing attack in Solingen. According to a statement by Amaq, the terrorist organization’s news channel, the Islamist carried out the attack as revenge for “Muslims in Palestine.”
The attacker at a Christian gathering in the German city of Solingen yesterday was an Islamic State soldier, the channel reported.
The attacker probably shouted Allahu Akbar (translated as “God is great”) during the attack, a witness reported, WELT am SONNTAG reports, citing an internal police report.
One of the wounded reportedly said he “knew the attacker from Solingen” and that he was a visitor to the local mosque.
On September 1 and 22, state elections will be held in three eastern German states. According to polls, the top seats in state parliaments and governments in Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg could be taken by the extreme and fringe parties Alternative for Germany and Sahra Wagenknecht Bloc, which support a tough anti-migrant policy.
Source: Racurs
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