BERLIN: Several people were killed on Friday night when a man knifed passers-by at random at a festival in the western German city of Solingen, newspaper Bild reported.
Bild said the event occurred around 9:45 p.m. (1945 GMT) and that at least three people were dead and multiple people were wounded.
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At least 3 stabbed to death at “diversity festival” in Solingen, Germany 🇩🇪
People are still receiving CPR treatment on the scene, but several bodies have also been covered with sheets.@BILD reports that eyewitnesses say an “Arab-looking man” started stabbing people pic.twitter.com/2443bpZZjR
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Bild quoted eyewitnesses as saying an “Arab-looking man” started stabbing people. The police said he is on the run and they are not ruling out terrorism.
The local newspaper Solingen Tageblatt reported on its website that the attack occurred at a festival to honour the town’s 650 years.
Local news reports said the stabbings occurred at the Fronhof, a market square in the town where live bands were playing.
Solingen is in North Rhine-Westphalia state, Germany’s most populous and bordering the Netherlands.
Fatal stabbings and shootings in Germany are relatively uncommon.
In June, a 29-year-old policeman died after being stabbed in the German city of Mannheim during an attack on a right-wing demonstration.
There was a stabbing attack on a train in 2021, injuring several.
(REUTERS)
