Three dead and several injured in stabbing attack in German city

Three dead and several injured in stabbing attack in German city

August 23, 2024 – 20:43

A celebration was taking place in the German city of Solingen, which had to be evacuated and cordoned off after the attack.

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A Man killed and wounded several people with a knife who were at a municipal party located in the city ​​of Solingenin the west of Germanythis Friday.

At least Three people diedand of the Seven injuries, three of them serious. The attacker fled the scene and the police began a search operation to determine his whereabouts.

The people who were there They were celebrating Solingen’s 650th anniversarysomething that was completely overshadowed after the violent attacks carried out by the man about whom there is still no information. Minutes later, police helicopters could be seen flying over the city.

According to the Solinger Tageblattauthorities asked visitors leave the party venue and evacuate the city center, where sirens were wailing. Television footage from the scene showed numerous law enforcement vehicles and a area cordoned off and protected by officers with shields.

The words of the mayor of the city of Germany

The mayor of the city of more than 150,000 inhabitants located in the Ruhr mining area, near Düsseldorf, north of Cologne, Tim Kurzbach He referred to the incident, and offered his ”deepest condolences” to the victims and ”all the people who had to witness this.”

“Tonight we are all in Solingen in shock, fear and very sad… I get tears in my eyes when I think of the people we have lost. I pray for all those who are still fighting for their lives.”

Source: Ambito

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