Police are searching for suspect after reported knife attack during Festival of Diversity, marking the city’s 650th anniversary
Full report: three killed and four seriously injured at diversity festival in Germany
German police have issued a statement confirming a knife was used in the attacks in Solingen.
The statement, posted on X/Twitter, says:
Yesterday at around 10pm there was an attack at a street festival in #Solingen . An as yet unknown perpetrator attacked several people with a knife.
According to current knowledge, three people were killed and four others seriously injured in the attack.
The #Polizei is deployed with a large contingent and is searching for the fugitive perpetrator.