Minister Herbert Reul says man suspected of carrying out attack in which three people have died has been arrested
Candles and flowers and the inscription"Why? You are not alone" are pictured on late August 24, 2024 near the area where three people were killed and several injured during a knife attack during a city festival in Solingen, Germany.Candles and flowers and the inscription"Why? You are not alone" are pictured on late August 24, 2024 near the area where three people were killed and several injured during a knife attack during a city festival in Solingen, Germany.
At a press briefing on Saturday, police said they had detained a 15-year-old at his parents’ home in the early hours of Saturday that prosecutors said was on suspicion of failing to report a crime. Public prosecutor Markus Caspers said of the 15-year-old that he was alleged to have spoken to the perpetrator “shortly before the crime”.
People began leaving flower bouquets and candles in tribute to the victims at the site of the attack in the centre of Solingen.for people to send in footage or information about the alleged attack as well as a telephone hotline, and urged witnesses not to post relevant videos directly to social media.
The authorities deployed a “large contingent”, including helicopters, to search for the male assailant who allegedly fled the scene, and established road checkpoints. A large crowd had gathered around a stage with live music on the Fronhof market square in the city centre. Most of those injured are believed to have been attacked directly in front of the stage, the daily newspaper Bild reported, adding that the suspect appeared to target the throats of his victims.
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