The event celebrated 650 years of the western German city of Solingen and diversity
Three people and several others were injured at an event celebrating the western German city of Solingen's 650 years of diversity, local news reported Friday.
According to the newspaper Solinger Tageblattpeople said the attacker appeared to be using a knife, and one of the festival's organizers, Philipp Müller, said on the scene of the event that emergency workers were fighting for the lives of nine people.
No arrests were made, the agency said, and witnesses said the suspect fled.
“Tonight we are all in shock, horror and great sadness in Solingen. We all wanted to celebrate our city's anniversary together and now we have to mourn the dead and injured,” wrote Solingen Mayor Tim Kurtzbach. social media. She said she had “tears [his] eyes' over the lost.
In one statement shared on X, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach wrote: “We hope that the rescuers will be able to save the injured who are still alive and that the police will be able to arrest the cowardly and pathetic perpetrator while he is on the run.”
Solinger Tageblatt deputy editor Björn Boch spoke to BBC on Friday and said the festivities “were supposed to last three days and the city was expecting 25,000 people each night. The city was full of people.”
According to the Solinger Tageblatt, the festival has been closed and authorities are asking Solingen residents to leave the city center.
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