The attack happened Friday at a ‘Festival of Diversity’ which the German town of Solingen was holding to celebrate 650 years since its founding. There was an outdoor concert and close to the stage three people were killed and several more injured by a man wielding a knife. The attacker reportedly stabbed each person in the neck and then ran away. People at the scene claimed he shouted “Allahu Ackbar” during the attack.
A manhunt was launched but about 24 hours later the killer turned himself in to police. He was identified as Issa al Hasan, a Syrian asylum seeker who should have been deported 18 months ago. I’ve added in the attacker’s full name which German publications aren’t allowed to print.
At the end of 2022, al H[asan], 26, traveled to Germany and applied for asylum in Bielefeld. According to the so-called Dublin rules of the European asylum system, however, Bulgaria would…
