People were killed and injured in an attack on Friday at a festival in the city of Solingen in western Germany, the news agency dpa reported. It wasn’t immediately clear how many casualties there were.
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- An attack at a festival in Solingen, Germany, on Friday left multiple people dead and injured, according to reports.
- The attack occurred in a central square during a festival marking the city’s 650th anniversary.
- Emergency workers are reportedly fighting for the lives of nine people, according to a festival organizer.
- The weapon used is believed to be a knife, and no arrests have been made yet.
- Authorities have urged people to leave downtown Solingen following the incident.
- Solingen, located near Cologne and Duesseldorf, has a population of about 160,000.
The Associated Press has the story:
An attack at a festival in a German city leaves dead and wounded, report says
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People were killed and injured in an attack on Friday at a festival in the city of Solingen in western Germany, the news agency dpa reported. It wasn’t immediately clear how many casualties there were.
The local Solinger Tageblatt newspaper reported that authorities called on people to leave downtown Solingen and that one of the festival organizers, Philipp Müller, said on a stage that emergency workers were fighting for the lives of nine people.
The dpa report cited unidentified police sources as saying the weapon was believed to be a knife and no one had yet been arrested. The attack happened on a central square, the Fronhof.
The festival marking the city’s 650th anniversary began on Friday and was supposed to run through Sunday. Solingen has about 160,000 inhabitants and is located near the bigger cities of Cologne and Duesseldorf.
