En fejring skulle være sjov, men i Solingen endte det tragisk med et knivoverfald der dræbte tre og sårede flere!
En tragedie ramte den tyske by Solingen, da en fest til fejringen af byens 650-årsjubilæum pludselig blev til et mareridt med et brutalt knivoverfald. Ifølge lokale medier blev tre personer dræbt, og flere andre blev alvorligt såret, da en ukendt gerningsmand angreb forbipasserende uden for festivalens område. Det blev bekræftet af myndighederne, der beskriver hændelsen som en chokerende og uforståelig voldsomhed, der efterlod hele byen i sorg.
Efter angrebet blev der straks iværksat en større eftersøgning for at finde den pågældende gerningsmand, der er på flugt. Politiet opfordrer alle til at forholde sig rolige og hjælpe med oplysninger, der kan lede til gerningsmandens pågribelse. Behandlingen af de sårede personer foregår på lokale hospitaler, og den medicinske tilstand for flere af dem anses for kritisk.
Borgmester Tim Kurzbach udtrykte i et Facebook-opslag sin dybeste medfølelse med de berørte familier og befolkningen: "Vi i Solingen er alle i chok. Vi ville alle fejre vores bys jubilæum sammen, og nu står vi over for en tragedie, som vi aldrig havde forudset." De emotionelle reaktioner fra borgere og festivaldeltagere har været overvældende, og der er blevet iværksat sorggrupper for dem, der har brug for støtte i denne svære tid.
Denne tragiske hændelse understreger vigtigheden af sikkerhed ved offentlige begivenheder og de skridt, der kan tages for at beskytte samfundet som helhed. Det er også en påmindelse om, at selv festlige lejligheder kan blive ramt af mørke skyer af vold og usikkerhed. I 2020 blev Solingen anerkendt for sin kulturarv og levende festivaler, men nu står det over for, hvad der ser ud til at være en skelsættende dag i sin historie.
Visste du, at Solingen også er kendt som "knivernes by"? Denne titel kommer fra byens lange tradition for at producere kvalitetsknive. Selvom festivaler som denne fejrer livets glæder, minder hændelser som dette os om, hvor skrøbelig glæden kan være. Det forventes, at den tyske regering vil gennemgå sikkerhedsforanstaltningerne for fremtidige festivaler som følge af denne hændelse.
An attack at a festival in the German city of Solingen has left people dead and wounded, the dpa news agency says.
Police said that the perpetrator was on the run, German news agency dpa reported. It cited unidentified police sources as saying the weapon was believed to be a ...
A manhunt is underway after three people were killed and four severely injured during a stabbing attack in the western German city of Solingen, ...
A man randomly stabbed passers-by during a festival in the city of Solingen, German media report.
An attack at a festival in the city of Solingen in Germany has left multiple dead and wounded Friday, a report from the German dpa news agency said.
Solingen's mayor Tim Kurzbach said in a Facebook post that, "we in Solingen are all in shock. We all wanted to celebrate our city's anniversary together and ...
Three people were killed and at least five were seriously wounded in a knife attack Friday at a festival in the western German city of Solingen, police said ...
A manhunt is underway after three people were killed and four severely injured during a stabbing attack in the western German city of Solingen, ...
An attacker killed and injured several people at a festival celebrating 650 years of the western Germany city of Solingen.
Three people have been killed and four others seriously injured in a stabbing attack at a festival in the western German city of Solingen, authorities said.
The attack took place in Solingen during a celebration of the 650th anniversary of the city's founding.
Police in western city of Solingen search for unknown assailant after attack during festival attended by thousands that also seriously injured five.
A knife attack Friday at a festival in the city of Solingen in Germany killed three people and wounded five seriously, police said.
Police are searching for a male attacker after three people were killed and eight injured in an attack during festival in west German city.
A large-scale search is underway in the western German city of Solingen after three people were killed and at least eight wounded in a knife attack at a ...
German chancellor Olaf Scholz says that the perpetrator must be caught quickly and 'punished to the fullest extent of the law'
Officers still unsure about identity and motive of assailant who killed three and wounded eight in attack at festival in city in west Germany.
The attack happened during a festival marking the 650th anniversary of the city of Solingen.
A large-scale search was underway Saturday in the German city of Solingen after three people were killed and at least eight others wounded.
Politicans have long been calling for stricter weapons laws while others say social issues need to be addressed, after three killed at festival on Friday.
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Saturday for a knife attack in the western German city of Solingen that killed three people on Friday.
The group said the attacker targeted Christians and is a “soldier of the Islamic State” who carried out the attack “to avenge Muslims in Palestine and ...
Authorities continue to search for perpetrator of knife attack that killed three people in western Germany.
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the knife attack in Solingen, Germany, that killed three people and wounded at least eight others, ...
German police have arrested a man suspected of killing three people and injuring another eight in Friday's knife attack in the western city of Solingen, ...
The group said in a statement published on its Amaq news site that the attacker targeted Christians, 'to avenge Muslims in Palestine and everywhere.'
Police began raiding a ...
Police began raiding a home for asylum seekers in the city center of Solingen, including with special forces, the German news agency DPA reported. “We have ...
The suspect is a Syrian national who turned himself in and admitted to the crime, police said.
Police say man suspected of carrying out attack in which three people have died has been arrested.
Local media outlets report the suspect was covered in blood when he gave himself up to officers on the street in Solingen.