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Germany's Scholz arrives in Solingen to visit site of knife attack

27 August 2024
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2024-08-27 10:13

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited the city of Solingen where a Syrian man with suspected links to the Islamic State group allegedly went on a deadly knife rampage on Monday. Friday's attack at a street festival, which left three people dead and injured eight others, has shocked the country.

A 26-year-old Syrian gave himself up to authorities late Saturday and confessed, police said. German anti-terrorism prosecutors have taken over the investigation and the man has been detained on suspicion of murder and belonging to a "terrorist group".

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