Germany: A stabbing at Solingen claimed several lives.
Police have launched a manhunt after a man killed three people and seriously injured five more with a knife. The incident happened during Solingen’s 650th anniversary celebration.Police have launched a manhunt after a man killed three people and seriously injured five more with a knife. The attack took place as the city of Solingen was celebrating its 650th anniversaryThree people were killed and five seriously injured in a knife attack in the western German city of Solingen on Friday. The police have launched a “major operation” to find the suspect, a police spokesperson said.
The suspect managed to escape in the turmoil and panic that initially spread after the crime, said a spokesperson.
According to media reports, a man stabbed passers-by at random with a knife at a festival celebrating the city’s 650th anniversary.
The local newspaper Solinger Tageblatt reported that three people had been killed and others were in a life-threatening situation.
Philipp Müller, one of the festival co-organizers, said paramedics are fighting to save the lives of nine people.
In the wake of the attack, the city of Solingen has completely canceled its 650th anniversary celebrations.
The events scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday have also been canceled, the city announced Saturday night.
