German law enforcement officials are searching for an Islamic man following a mass stabbing attack in the city of Solingen on Friday night that left several people dead.
At least nine people were stabbed, three of whom have died, at the “Festival of Diversity” — a three-day event celebrating the 650th anniversary of the city’s founding.
The suspect “specifically targeted the necks of his victims,” German authorities said at a press conference.
German newspaper WELT AM SONNTAG obtained a copy of a police report on the attack that stated: “A witness who was injured in the attack stated that the unknown suspect was ‘known from Solingen’ and that he was also a visitor to a local mosque. A witness reported that the suspect shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ during his actions.”
Bild, Germany’s largest newspaper, said that police were treating the incident as a “terror…
