3 killed, 4 hurt in attack on festival in Germany city: police – National

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3 *******, 4 hurt in ******* on festival in Germany city: police – National

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The Associated Press

Posted August 23, 2024 6:39 pm

Updated August 23, 2024 6:40 pm

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Three people were ******* and four were seriously wounded in an ******* on Friday at a festival in the western ******* city of Solingen, police said.

Police said that the perpetrator was on the run, ******* news agency dpa reported. It cited unidentified police sources as saying the ******* was believed to be a ******. The ******* happened on a central square, the Fronhof, where live bands were playing.

Mayor Tim Kurzbach said in a

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post that “this evening, we in Solingen are all in shock. We all wanted to celebrate our city’s anniversary together and now have ***** and wounded to lament.”

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“It breaks my heart that an ******* on our city happened,” he added.

The “Festival of Diversity,” marking the city’s 650th anniversary, began on Friday and was supposed to run through Sunday, with several stages in central streets offering attractions such as live music, cabaret and acrobatics.

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Solingen has about 160,000 residents and is located near the ******* cities of Cologne and Duesseldorf.

Fatal stabbings and shootings in Germany are relatively uncommon.

In June, a 29-year-old policeman ***** after being stabbed in the ******* city of Mannheim during an ******* on a right-wing demonstration.

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