Three people killed and four fighting for life after attack at festival in Germany

Three people killed and four fighting for life after attack at festival in Germany

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Three people have been killed and four others are fighting for their lives after an attack at a festival in Germany.

A man stabbed passers-by at random in the western German city of Solingen on Friday night, the newspaper Bild reported.

Police said that the perpetrator was on the run, German news agency dpa reported, after the incident on a central square, the Fronhof, at around 9.45 pm local time (7.45pm GMT).

No arrests have been made yet, according to unidentified police sources
No arrests have been made yet, according to unidentified police sources (AP)

The news agency cited unidentified police sources as saying the weapon was believed to be a knife and no arrests had yet been made.

Police have now confirmed three people are dead while four were seriously injured in the attack.

One of the festival organizers, Philipp Müller, appeared on stage and asked attendees to “go calmly”, adding: “Please keep yours eyes open, because unfortunately the perpetrator hasn’t been caught.” He said many people had been wounded by “a knifeman”.

Mayor Tim Kurzbach said in a Facebook post that “this evening, we in Solingen are all in shock. We all wanted to celebrate our city’s anniversary together and now have dead and wounded to lament.”

“It breaks my heart that an attack on our city happened,” he added.

A man stabbed passers-by at random with a knife in the western German city of Solingen on Friday night, the newspaper Bild reports
A man stabbed passers-by at random with a knife in the western German city of Solingen on Friday night, the newspaper Bild reports (AP)

The Festival of Diversity, marking the city’s 650th anniversary, began on Friday and was supposed to run through Sunday, with several stages in central streets offering attractions such as live music, cabaret and acrobatics.

Solingen has around 160,000 inhabitants and is located near the bigger cities of Cologne and Duesseldorf.

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