At least 3 people were stabbed to death at a “diversity festival” in Solingen, a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in what German police are calling a terrorist attack.
According to German media outlet BILD, eyewitnesses say the perpetrator, who was an “Arab-looking man” and remains at large, started stabbing people indiscriminately.
According to reports, the three fatalities were a woman and two men, while police stated there were eight injured, four of whom are in serious condition.
According to the German Diplomatic Police, responsible for diplomatic missions in the country, no Greek citizens are among the victims.
At the time of the terrorist attack in Fronhof Square, in the center of Solingen, thousands of people were attending a concert.
The events of the “Festival for Diversity,” held to mark the 650th anniversary of the city’s founding, were expected to draw at least 80,000 people throughout the three-day celebration.
Today, Saturday, August 24th, the streets are almost empty, with police roadblocks and cordons in place across much of the city as the search for the suspect continues.
The remainder of the festival was canceled shortly after the fatal attack last night.
According to the newspaper Bild, the SEK (Special Deployment Commando) arrested a man early this morning in his parents’ apartment after receiving information from a witness who recognized the suspect from a previous crime. However, the man was later released as it was determined he was not the perpetrator of yesterday’s attack.
