The attacks happened at the Festival of Diversity in the western German city of Solingen Three people have been killed and five others seriously injured in a knife attack at a music festival in Solingen, Germany. Witnesses alerted police at around 9.40pm on Friday night (August 23) after the attacker appeared to stab multiple people indiscriminately with a knife on a central square in the western German city.
Police have said they believe the stabbings were carried out by a lone attacker, who then fled the scene and is still at large. People had been gathering in the centre of the city with live bands playing as part of the Festival of Diversity, which was organised to mark the 650th anniversary of Solingen in North Rhine-Westphalia, around 15 miles east of Dusseldorf. Police officers secure access to the crime scene after the Solingen city festival on August 24, 2024 in Solingen, Germany.
(Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images) Local authorities have said, in addition to the three deceased, a total of eight further people have been wounded, five of them seriously. “Both victims and witnesses are currently being questioned,” they said. “The police are currently searching for the perpetrator with a large team.
” People were asked to leave the Fronhof market area in the aftermath of the attacks, with emergency crews attending to those injured and roads being shut down, Local security forces have deployed 40 tactical vehicles in the hunt for the suspect (via Bild ), with th.