People were killed and injured in an attack on Friday at a festival in the city of Solingen in western Germany, the news agency dpa reported. It wasn't immediately clear how many casualties there were.
An attack at a festival in the city of Solingen in Germany has left multiple dead and wounded Friday, a report from the German dpa news agency said.People were killed and injured in an attack on Friday at a festival in the city of Solingen in western Germany, the news agency dpa reported. It wasn't immediately clear how many casualties there were.
The local Solinger Tageblatt newspaper reported that authorities called on people to leave downtown Solingen and that one of the festival organizers, Philipp Müller, said on a stage that emergency workers were fighting for the lives of nine people. The dpa report cited unidentified police sources as saying the weapon was believed to be a knife and no one had yet been arrested. The attack happened on a central square, the Fronhof.
The festival marking the city's 650th anniversary began on Friday and was supposed to run through Sunday. Solingen has about 160,000 inhabitants and is located near the bigger cities of Cologne and Duesseldorf.
Incident At Festival City Of Solingen In Germany Leaves Multiple Dead And Wounded Dpa News Report Says 15223772
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