Knife attacker kills 3, wounds 8 at festival in German city of Solingen
- Police say the lone attacker is on the run, but have little information on the motive for the crime
Police hunted on Saturday for an unknown assailant hours after he killed three people and wounded others in a stabbing attack at a festival in the western German city of Solingen.
Eight were injured, five of them seriously, the police said in a statement early on Saturday. That was up from the four serious injuries the police reported earlier.
“Both victims and witnesses are currently being questioned. The police are currently searching for the perpetrator with a large team,” police said.
The incident occurred around 9:40pm on Friday, when the man attacked multiple people with a knife, the police said, adding that the motive remained unclear.
Special forces were helping security personnel in the city centre while a helicopter flew overhead, according to on journalist.
“Our security authorities are doing everything they can to catch the perpetrator” of the “horrific act”, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz saying in a post on X: “The perpetrator must be quickly caught and punished to the fullest extent of the law.”