SOLINGEN, Germany (AP)– A 26-year-old male turned himself into cops, stating he was accountable for the Solingen knife attack that left 3 dead and 8 injured at a celebration marking the city’s 650th anniversary, German authorities revealed early Sunday.
Duesseldorf cops stated in a joint declaration with the district attorney’s workplace that the guy “specified that he was accountable for the attack.”
“This individual’s participation in the criminal activity is presently being intensively examined,” the declaration stated.
The suspect is a Syrian resident who had actually gotten asylum in Germany, authorities validated to The Associated Press.
On Saturday the Islamic State militant group declared duty for the attack, without supplying proof. The extremist group stated on its news website that the assailant targeted Christians which he performed the attacks Friday night “to avenge Muslims in Palestine and all over.” The claim could not be individually validated.
The attack comes in the middle of argument over migration ahead of local elections next Sunday in Germany’s Saxony and Thueringia areas where anti-immigration celebrations such as the populist Alternative for Germany are anticipated to do well. In June, Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised that the nation would begin deporting lawbreakers from Afghanistan and Syria once again after a knife attack by an Afghan immigrant left one law enforcement officer dead and 4 more individuals hurt.
On Saturday, a synagogue in France was targeted in an arson attack. French cops stated they made an arrest early Sunday.
Friday’s attack plunged the city of Solingen into shock and sorrow. A city of about 160,000 locals near the larger cities of Cologne and Duesseldorf, Solingen was holding a “Festival of Diversity” to commemorate its anniversary.
Cops emergency situation automobiles stand at a cordon in the town hall of Solingen, Germany, in the morning of Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024, following Friday’s lethal attack at the city’s 650th anniversary events. (Thomas Banneyer/dpa through AP)
Thomas Banneyer through AP
Flowers and candle lights are positioned Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024, near the scene of Friday’s fatal attack in Solingen. (Thomas Banneyer/dpa by means of AP)
Thomas Banneyer through AP
The celebration started Friday and was expected to go through Sunday, with a number of phases in main streets using destinations such as live music, cabaret and balancings. The attack happened in front of one phase.
The celebration was canceled as authorities searched for ideas in the cordoned-off square.
Rather citizens collected to grieve the dead and hurt, putting flowers and notes near the scene of the attack.
“Warum?” asked one indication positioned amidst candle lights and teddy bears. Why?
Amongst those asking themselves the concern was 62-year-old Cord Boetther, a merchant fron Solingen.
“Why does something like this need to be done? It’s incomprehensible and it harms,” Boetther stated.
Authorities had previously stated a 15-year-old kid was jailed on suspicion he learnt about the prepared attack and stopped working to notify authorities,