MUNICH– A suspect has actually been detained in a knife attack Friday night in Germany that eliminated 3 individuals and injured 8 others, authorities stated Saturday.
The Islamic State has actually declared duty for the attack in the western German city of Solingen, where an event of the city’s anniversary had actually been happening, authorities stated. 4 of the 6 seriously hurt are still in deadly condition.
The suspect is a 26-year-old Syrian resident, recognized by the German Federal Prosecutor’s workplace as “Issa Al H.” He had actually looked for asylum in Germany, cops informed The Associated Press.
He turned himself into authorities Saturday and “specified that he was accountable for the attack,” Düsseldorf authorities and the district attorney’s workplace stated in a joint declaration.
“This individual’s participation in the criminal offense is presently being intensively examined,” the declaration included.
The German Federal Prosecutor’s workplace took control of examination Sunday and “provided an arrest warrant and bought the execution of pre-trial detention,” according to a declaration.
The district attorney’s workplace stated the guy is implicated of 3 counts of murder and 8 counts of tried murder and hazardous physical damage, including that he shares the ideology of the Islamic State, likewise referred to as ISIS, which he signed up with before Friday.
“Due to his extreme Islamist beliefs, he chose to eliminate as many individuals as possible, who he thought about to be non-believers, at the Solingen city celebration on August 23, 2024,” the district attorney’s workplace stated in a declaration. “There he stabbed celebration visitors consistently and intentionally in the neck and upper body with a knife.”
The state interior minister of North-Rhine-Westphalia, Herbert Reul, stated in a television interview Saturday that pieces of proof were recuperated which cops had actually followed results in the individual throughout the day.
Reul validated that the suspect, based upon his present understanding, had actually remained at a refugee shelter that was browsed previously in the day.
A 15-year-old and another guy were formerly jailed in connection with the attack. Cops stated that they did not think either of them was the opponent however that both were questioned.
Detectives stated they think the 15-year-old, who was apprehended Saturday early morning, might have understood about the attack beforehand. 2 witnesses informed cops that the 15-year-old had a discussion with another individual about prepare for an attack.
The Islamic State-run Amaq news company stated in a declaration Saturday that the assaulter targeted Christians and is a “soldier of the Islamic State” who was looking for “to avenge Muslims in Palestine and all over.”
Markus Röhrl, the Wuppertal cops president, stated at a press conference Saturday that there was no concrete risk before the celebration.