3 Confirmed Dead As A Lone Man Attack Fun Seekers With A Knife In Germany ~ OsazuwaAkonedo #Amar #Dusseldorf #Fronhof #Germany #Hendrik #Herbert #Kurzbach #NorthRhineWestphalia #Odeh #Reul #Solingen #Tim #Wüst https://osazuwaakonedo.online/3-confirmed-dead-as-a-lone-man-attack-fun-seekers-with-a-knife-in-germany/24/08/2024/ #Breaking News Published: August 24th, 2024 Reshared: August 24, 2024 8:03 am An attacker armed with a Knife suspected to be alone on Friday night at Solingen
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00:00An attacker armed with a knife suspected to be alone on Friday night at Solingen city in Germany
00:05killed three phone seekers and left numbers of other persons injured during a festival ceremony
00:10where a crowd of people gathered. Unconfirmed reports indicated that the suspected attacker
00:15who was reportedly killed at the scene of the attack has been identified as Amaude who was
00:20said to be 34 years old. It was gathered that a manhunt was still underway after the attacker
00:26armed with a knife killed three people and seriously wounded several others at a festival
00:30Friday in the western German city of Solingen according to police. German police said during
00:36a press conference that onlookers alerted security authorities at around 9 40 pm saying
00:41an unknown perpetrator had attacked several people at random with a knife at the front of
00:46a central square in the city about 25 kilometers 15 miles east of Dusseldorf. Reuters international
00:54news agency reported while citing Germany police that had people who were wounded five of them
00:59seriously. Police added that the lone male suspect is on the run and special police forces have been
01:05deployed to the active manhunt. According to CNN crowds of phone seekers had gathered at the
01:11square Friday to celebrate the festival of diversity a three-day event marking the 650th
01:17anniversary of the city's founding. Police said the attack occurred close to the stage where a
01:22musical act was performing. The premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, the state which includes
01:28Solingen, said the incident struck our country to the heart. North Rhine-Westphalia is united in
01:34shock and grief. In these dark hours the people of our state and beyond are in Solingen with their
01:39hearts and thoughts. An act of brutal and senseless violence has struck our country to the heart
01:46said in a statement on X. Habas Riu, the state's interior minister said in a televised statement
01:53that the motive for the attack remains unclear. None of us know why this happened. I can't say
01:58anything about the motive about the person Riu said. Earlier during the press conference police
02:05spokesperson had said their current assessment is that this was a deliberate attack. Asked by
02:11reporters whether this was a terror attack, however, the spokesperson cautioned that would
02:16just be speculation. I can't say that at the moment. Images and footage from the scene showed
02:22several ambulances and police officers as well as a helicopter flying overhead with thousands of
02:27people gathered along the streets leading to the scene of the attack. This evening all of us in
02:32Solingen are experiencing shock, horror and great sadness. The city's mayor Tim Cosbach stated on
02:39Solingen's Facebook page, we all wanted to celebrate our city's anniversary together and now we have
02:45to mourn the dead and injured. The mayor sends his prayers to the victims fighting for their lives
02:51and thanks the rescue and security personnel for their help. I ask you if you believe pray with me
02:57and if not then hope with me, he said. According to the festival's website, Friday was the start of
03:03the three-day festival of diversity which would include music, food performances and family-friendly
03:10entertainment. Belgium's symphony orchestra, the shared orchestra for the cities of Solingen and
03:15Gremscheidt was scheduled to play on the main stage on Friday.