Germany stabbing: Police arrest teenager in connection with attack that killed three

German police This Saturday announced the arrest of a man allegedly linked to last Friday’s stabbing in the city. Solingen and has so far resulted in three deaths and eight injuries.

“During search operations “A person has been arrested and it is being verified if there is any connection in this crime,” said the Dusseldorf Police In a statement.

A 15-year-old man was arrested this morning.The Police Media Spokesman made the announcement at a press conference this Saturday. Thorsten Bliss.

As explained, it is suspected that the young man was aware of the incident in advance and did not take steps to prevent it, but investigators believe he was not the attacker and acted alone.

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Around 9:45pm (local time) on Friday, an unidentified man started stabbing people indiscriminately. FraunhofA market in the center of the city, in which a stage was erected for his commemorative events 650 years of Solingen. He took advantage of the confusion and managed to escape, leaving three dead and eight injured, five of them seriously.

PoliceIn the same note, the report said that “various police operations, including searches at several locations,” had been carried out, without giving further details.

Two relevant phrases are highlighted to grab the reader’s attention: “During search operations “A person has been arrested and is being checked for any link to the crime.” An unidentified man has started stabbing people indiscriminately Fraunhof.

The police described the attack.Try“And has commissioned a major operation backed by several armed agents, special vehicles and helicopters, to search for the person responsible, although no details have been provided, although according to some media there are “witnesses who speak of a man of Arab origin. “

“This is one of our problems, we don’t have enough data on him,” police spokesman Alexander Kresta told the private channel. NTV.

Police are treating it as an individual and have no information on possible accomplices.

Police said the man fled in panic after stabbing several people in the neck.

A concert was taking place as part of the festival when people were disrupted asking people to leave the city centre.

“I don’t want panic to spread, keep calm. But we have been attacked with knives and many injured, and we have to interrupt the festival. Please go home slowly,” said one of the festival officials. Philip Mueller.

The festival was suspended and people were asked to avoid the city center and stay at home.

“All of us in Solingen are shocked. We wanted to celebrate the anniversary of our city and now we have to mourn the dead, I have tears in my eyes and a broken heart. I think about the dead and I pray for those who are still fighting for life,” said the mayor of Solingen. Tim KurzbachOn Facebook.

According to organizers, nine more people are at risk of death. Police said 5 people were seriously injured.

Hendrik Wüst, the prime minister of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), said in his X account that the entire “land” was now united in a sense of shock and grief.

“It was a brutal and senseless act of violence that struck our hearts.”He said.

Minister of the Interior of NRW, Herbert ReulMoved to Solingen. “One wishes that what one sees here is not true. Thinking of the families of the victims and the injured. We hope that the seriously injured will be saved,” he said.

(with information from Europa Press and EFE)