Fronhof market square, crowd incident, 24.08.24

Solingen stabbing: Three killed and five seriously injured in knife attack at German festival - as suspect on the run

Three people have been killed and five left seriously injured in a knife attack at a German festival, police have said.

The “perpetrator” fled the scene and is still at large, officers said. They believe the stabbings were carried out by a lone attacker.

Passers-by were reportedly stabbed at random in the Fronhof market square where live bands were playing in the western city of Solingen at about 9.45pm local time on Friday.

Arrest warrant issued and executed against a suspected member of the foreign terrorist organization "Islamic State (IS)" for the knife attack in Solingen

Arrest warrant issued and executed against a suspected member of the foreign terrorist organization “Islamic State (IS)” for the knife attack in Solingen

Today (25 August 2024), the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland issued an arrest warrant to the investigating judge of the Federal Court of Justice against

The suspect in the Germany attack was motivated by Islamic State group ideology, prosecutors say

SOLINGEN, Germany (AP) — A Syrian man on Sunday was ordered held on suspicion of murder and membership in a terrorist organization in connection with the Solingen knife attack that left three dead and eight wounded at a festival marking the city’s 650th anniversary.

German police arrest suspect in stabbing rampage

SOLINGEN, Germany, Aug 24 (Reuters) – A man suspected of a stabbing rampage in the western German town of Solingen has been taken into police custody, a state official told German television on Saturday, some 24 hours after the attack that killed three people.

Police arrest suspected attacker of Solingen

Manhunt success in North Rhine-Westphalia: According to SPIEGEL information, the suspected attacker of Solingen has turned himself in to the crew of a patrol car. NRW Interior Minister Reul said a little later: They have the suspect they had been looking for all day.

Germany mass stabbing: police hunt suspect after three killed at festival in Solingen

Police in western city of Solingen search for unknown assailant after attack during festival attended by thousands that also seriously injured five

German police make second arrest over fatal stabbings in Solingen

Police made a second arrest on Saturday in their investigation of deadly stabbings in the western German city of Solingen, a spokesperson said.

The arrest followed a police operation at a home for refugees in Solingen, the spokesperson added. They said they could not provide any more details on the individual or the connection to the incident.

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