Mass stabbing at Diversity Festival in Germany leaves three dead (+Details)

A mass stabbing incident took place on Friday afternoon at the Diversity Festival in Germany, leaving three people dead and several others injured.

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According to the EFE news agency, police reports confirm the death of at least three people. However, the number of people injured in the knife attack has not yet been determined.

German authorities described the incident as a “attack“and they have already deployed agents, special vehicles and air support in a large operation to find the person responsible. It is noteworthy that a description of the subject has not yet been provided, although witnesses and some local media refer to a man of “arabic aspect“.

“That’s one of our problems, we don’t have enough data on him.“The police spokesman Alexander Kresta told the private NTV television channel. They are working on the basis of a single person responsible, despite having no additional information.

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Authorities react

“I don’t want to cause panic, please stay calm. But we have a knife attack with several people injured, we have to stop the festival. Please go home slowly.“said one of the festival’s directors, Phillip Müller.

“We are all in Solingen in shock. We wanted to celebrate the anniversary of our city and now we have to mourn the dead and grieve for the injured.. I have tears in my eyes and a broken heart. I think of those who have died and pray for those who are still fighting for their lives.“, said Solingen Mayor Tim Kurzbach on Facebook.

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For his part, Hendrik Wüst, Prime Minister of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, through X, assured that ““This is a brutal and senseless act of violence that has struck us in the heart.”

With information from EFE.

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