Vokietija: Tragiškas peilio dūris Zolingeno miesto šventėje: trys žuvusieji ir keli sužeistieji

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A city festival in Solingen turned into a scene of horror on Saturday night as a man armed with a knife indiscriminately attacked partygoers, resulting in three fatalities and several serious injuries. Witnesses reported that the assailant, described as looking like an Arab, struck just before 9:45 p.m., targeting individuals in front of the main stage where live music was being performed. In the aftermath, emergency services rushed to the scene as the community was left in shock. With a large-scale manhunt underway, authorities are working tirelessly to apprehend the suspect, while rescuers battle to save the lives of those injured in this tragic and senseless act of violence.

Bild: Solingen - Dead and injured at the city festival. At around 9:45 p.m., a man in Solingen randomly stabbed several partygoers with a knife. The perpetrator, who according to witnesses looked like an Arab, is on the run.

The attack left three people dead and several seriously injured. Dozens of rescue workers fought and are fighting for their lives. The scene of the crime is the Fronhof, a busy square in the city center where a stage was set up for the city festival and live bands were playing. The perpetrator is said to have attacked the visitors directly in front of the stage. The fatalities are said to be a woman and two men from Solingen and Düsseldorf.

Chief Inspector Sascha Kresta, spokesman for the Wuppertal police: "The attacker stabbed people at random with a knife. That's why we are currently assuming it was an attack. There are currently three fatally injured victims, four seriously injured and people in shock. A large-scale search for the attacker is underway, and we absolutely want to arrest the perpetrator. But investigations, forensic evidence and witness interviews are also ongoing at the same time."

The police have declared a major alarm and the manhunt for the knife attacker is underway. The town festival was cancelled after the crime, and a police helicopter is circling above the cordoned-off area. Heavily armed special forces units with around 40 special vehicles from all over North Rhine-Westphalia are in Solingen. Road crossings have been closed and residents have been asked to stay in their homes and avoid the town centre. A makeshift situation centre has been set up in a café.

Rescue workers fight for the lives of the injured

According to a report in the Solinger Tageblatt, Philipp Müller, one of the co-organizers, explained on stage that the emergency services were fighting for the lives of nine people. Thousands of visitors followed the request to leave the square calmly and not to panic. "People left the square in shock, but peacefully," Müller told the newspaper.

Reul: “It is depressing”

NRW Interior Minister Herbert Reul (CDU) came to the crime scene in Solingen that night and appeared before the press at 1:17 a.m.: "You don't want to believe what you see here at the crime scene. It is depressing. My thoughts are with the victims' relatives and the injured. We can only pray that the seriously injured will survive."