German investigators: Solingen stabbings may have been terror attack
"We have not yet been able to identify a motive, but based on the overall circumstances, we assume that the initial suspicion of a terrorist-motivated offence cannot be ruled out," senior public prosecutor Markus Caspers said in a statement.
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- Published Date: 05:46 | 24 August 2024
- Modified Date: 05:46 | 24 August 2024
The public prosecutor's office has not ruled out a terrorist motive in the deadly stabbings in Solingen, senior public prosecutor Markus Caspers said at a press conference in Wuppertal.
"We have not yet been able to identify a motive, but based on the overall circumstances, we assume that the initial suspicion of a terrorist-motivated offence cannot be ruled out," he said.
The find comes after three people were killed in the attack late on Friday night during a town festival. Eight people were injured, five of them seriously.
The perpetrator remains at large and the police are investigating, with searches being carried out at several locations.
"We have not yet been able to identify a motive, but based on the overall circumstances, we assume that the initial suspicion of a terrorist-motivated offence cannot be ruled out," he said.
The find comes after three people were killed in the attack late on Friday night during a town festival. Eight people were injured, five of them seriously.
The perpetrator remains at large and the police are investigating, with searches being carried out at several locations.
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