The Islamic State group Saturday claimed responsibility for a knife attack in Solingen, Germany that killed three people, according to its Amaq news site.
Police officers stand at a cordon in the city center in the early morning in Solingen, Germany, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, following Friday's deadly attack at the city's 650th anniversary celebrations.
"So far we have not been able to identify a motive, but looking at the overall circumstances, we cannot rule out" the possibility of terrorism, Caspers said, though he did not offer further details. Fleiss also said that police have found several knives but added that he was unable to confirm whether any of them have been used as weapon by the perpetrator during the attack.
"We will not allow that such an awful attack divides our society," she said, appearing alongside Minister-President of the German State of North Rhine Westphalia Hendrik Wüst and State Minister for Internal Affairs Herbert Reul. "Last night our hearts were torn apart. We in Solingen are full of horror and grief. What happened yesterday in our city has hardly let any of us sleep," the mayor of Solingen, Tim Kurzbach, said, speaking to reporters on Saturday near the scene of the attack.
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