At least 3 dead and 6 injured in knife attack at festival in Germany
ed in a knife attack Friday in the western German city of Solingen, where a celebration of the city’s anniversary had been taking place, officials said.
“This evening 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 dead and injured people,” Mayor Tim Kurzbach said in a statement.
“It breaks my heart that there was an attack on our city. I have tears in my eyes when I think of those we lost. I pray for everyone who is still fighting for their lives,” he said.
Police believe the attacker used a knife, and that person remained at large, a police spokesman in nearby Dusseldorf said.
The attack happened Friday night local time at a celebration for the city’s 650th anniversary. The "Festival of Diversity" began Friday and was to run through Sunday.
Herbert Reul, minister of the interior of North Rhine-Westphalia, told the press the attacker "out of nowhere" stabbed people randomly.
The dead are one woman and two men, and six people were severely injured, he said.
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