German police scour city for knife attacker who killed three at festival

An unknown man carried out the attack at a crowded festival in the western German city of Solingen, killing three people and wounding at least eight others, four of them seriously.

A 15-year-old boy was arrested early on Saturday.

Police said he was suspected of knowing about the planned attack and not informing authorities, but he was not the attacker.

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[TooTolerant]

Is that the one that Islamic state claimed responsibility for

[TooTolerant]

When incidents are t3rror related why don't they mention it?

[ericwilliams]

Perhaps if they gave a full description of the attacker, the public may be able to help

[Democracyguardd]

He's handed himself in, its a Syrian asylum seeker

[cob]

R.I.P to the victims. My heart goes out to the German people

[nigeisfree]

Probably on his way across the channel as we speak

[virgil]

Ze Germans from Ghermanistan scoured the city?the guy surrendered at a police 800 k immigrants allowed in became a Bantustan