-- "At least three people have been killed and four are seriously wounded after a knife attack at a festival in the city of Solingen in the west of Germany. The event marking the city’s 650th anniversary was billed as a 'Festival of Diversity' that began on Friday and was supposed to run through Sunday." --UPDATE: Attacker still at large...
-- "Solinger Tageblatt newspaper reported that emergency workers were fighting for the lives of nine people." --And, predictably...
-- "Police declined to discuss a possible motive or the identity of the suspect." --
The attack occurred amid a heated political debate about rising knife violence in German cities.
UPDATE2: They've got an accomplice...
-- "A 15-year-old was arrested Saturday in connection with a knife attack at a festival in Germany that left three people dead and several others hurt, authorities said. The suspect had been on the run for hours following Friday’s bloodshed in Solingen." --UPDATE3: Knife man in custody...
Solingen (NRW) – Elite police officers from the special operations command stormed a refugee shelter following the terrorist attack in Solingen. An asylum seeker from Syria, Issa al H. was arrested.