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Islamic State group claims responsibility for Solingen stabbings that left three dead
euronews (in English)
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24/08/2024
The group said in a statement published on its Amaq news site that the attacker targeted Christians, 'to avenge Muslims in Palestine and everywhere.'
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The so-called Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a knife attack in the German
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city of Solingen on Friday evening that killed three people and wounded eight others.
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The group said in a statement on its Amak news site that the attacker targeted Christians
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to avenge Muslims in Palestine and everywhere.
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That announcement came after German police said that a second person had been arrested
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in connection with the stabbings.
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Saturday's arrest happened after a raid on a refugee center in Solingen.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday that the attacks were a terrible event that
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had shocked him.
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In a post on X, he said the perpetrator must be caught quickly and punished with the full
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force of the law.
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People alerted police shortly after 9.30pm local time on Friday to an unknown attacker
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who had wounded several people after stabbing indiscriminately on a downtown square.
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Solingen was hosting the Festival of Diversity to mark the 650th anniversary of the city.
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It was supposed to run until Sunday, but the event has since been called off.
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