Man Claiming to Be Behind Solingen Knife Attack Turns Himself in, German Police Say
25th August 2024
A 26-year-old Syrian asylum-seeker turned himself into police, saying he was responsible for the Solingen knife attack that left three dead and eight wounded at a festival marking the city’s 650th anniversary, German authorities announced early Sunday.
Duesseldorf police said in a joint statement with the prosecutor’s office that the man “stated that he was responsible for the attack.”
UPDATE: Islamic State claims responsibility in German festival attack as second suspect arrested (Fox)
UPDATE: German stabbing suspect is 26-year-old Syrian man who admitted to the crime (Reuters)
UPDATE: Syrian man confesses to stabbing to death 3 people at German festival, police say (CNN)