According to the Bild newspaper, there would be at least three dead. The perpetrator has not been caught.
According to the news agency Reuters and other media, several people have died in a stabbing in the city of Solingen in the western part of Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The news agency’s source is German Bild magazine.
According to Bild, at least three people have died and several have been seriously injured in a stabbing at a city festival. According to witnesses, the perpetrator hit passers-by randomly with a knife. The perpetrator has not been caught.
The stabbing took place a little before ten in the evening local time in Solingen’s central square, Fronhof. Local Solinger Tageblatt – newspaper, the central square is isolated and the citizens are asked to avoid the city center. There are also isolated areas in other parts of the city.
Solingen, located about 30 kilometers from Düsseldorf, has about 160,000 inhabitants. The city was hosting a three-day Diversity Festival in honor of the city’s 650th anniversary. 80,000 visitors were expected for the event.
The German police have announced that they will not give any further information about the case yet.
The news is updated.
Sources: Bild, Reuters, AP