THE Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a knife attack at a festival in Germany as cops continued to hunt for the suspect.
Three people were killed and several more critically injured after the attacker stabbed his victims at random in Solingen, near Dusselford, on Friday night.
Police at the site in Solingen, near Dusselford, on SaturdayROBERTO PFEIL/afp/AFP via Getty Images
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A 15-year-old boy was arrested in connection to the blade horror in the early hours of this morning.
Two witnesses who claim to have seen the teen speaking to the perpetrator believe the chilling warning was uttered, according to German reports.
They allegedly heard the unknown knifeman say to the 15-year-old: “Today I’m going to stab everyone.”
The perpetrator is still on the loose after reportedly targeting the victims in the neck.
Investigators told a press conference that the 15-year-old had been arrested for failing to tell cops he was told of an imminent attack by the knifeman in the hours before the rampage.
Armed cops are now continuing a major hunt for the suspect with officers searching properties for evidence.
Festival-goers gathered for Solingen’s Festival of Diversity which started Friday to mark the city’s big anniversary.
But at 9.37pm the knifeman launched his savage attack at random – aiming at his victims’ necks as he went.
Three people died of their injuries with the victims confirmed to be a woman, 56, and two men aged 56 and 67.
Eight more people were injured with four of them fighting for their lives after the suspect knifed the victims as they watched live music.
Prosecutors said they aren’t ruling out terror as a motive given that the knifeman attacked the festivalgoers at random and targeted their throats.
Police told a press conference: “A male perpetrator had started stabbing people at the festival – it happened at the stage that was set up in the market square.
“We are searching properties, we are looking right across the state and have involved the federal police.
“We know that three people have lost their lives, a man, 67, a man of 56 and a woman of 56.
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