Three killed after stabbing attack at German festival
The Independent|August 24, 2024
Three people were killed and four others are fighting for their lives after a knife attack at a festival in Germany last night. Witnesses alerted police after a man stabbed several passers-by at random in the western German city of Solingen yesterday, the newspaper Bild reported.
- TARA COBHAM
Three killed after stabbing attack at German festival

Police said that the perpetrator was on the run, according to German news agency DPA, after the incident on a central square, the Fronhof, at around 2145 local time [1945 GMT].

German police have now confirmed three people are dead while four were seriously injured in the stabbing attack. The force added that it is assumed there is a single perpetrator.

At least one helicopter was seen in the air, while the streets were filled with police and emergency vehicles with flashing blue lights and several roads were closed off.

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