A CRAZED knifeman is said to have warned “I’m going to stab everyone” before launching a “terror attack” at a festival in Germany.
Three people were killed and several more critically injured after an attacker stabbed his victims at random in Solingen, near Dusselford, on Friday night.
Police at the site 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 on Saturday.
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 man say to the 15-year-old: “Today I’m going to stab everyone.”
The perpetrator is still on the loose after targeting the alleged 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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DJ Topic issued an emotional statement about how he was told to keep playing
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“Eight people were injured and are being treated in hospital, four of whom are seriously injured.
“In early hours of morning we detained a 15-year-old … we’re not saying this is the person who carried out the attack.
“We assume it is one perpetrator but we are investigating whether there are more.”
I kept playing, even though it was incredibly hard.
DJ Topic
It comes as a DJ revealed the “incredibly hard” moment he was told to keep playing amid the anarchy.
DJ Topic was playing while the terror unfolded and said he was told by security guards to continue to avoid “mass panic”.
In an Instagram post, the DJ claimed he had to push through an extra 10-15 minutes before music was stopped and the crowd was told what was going on.
He wrote: “Today I played at the 650-year anniversary of my hometown Solingen in Germany, and during my set, security personnel from the city came to me and asked me to please continue playing to avoid a mass panic.
“There were already people killed by a stabbing attacker. So I kept playing, even though it was incredibly hard.
“After about 10-15 minutes, the music was finally stopped, and the people were informed about the incident.”
Philipp Müller, a festival organiser, then appeared on stage during DJ Topic’s performance to announce the event had been cancelled.
He stopped the show to appeal to festivalgoers and said: “Go calmly, please keep yours eyes open, because unfortunately the perpetrator hasn’t been caught.”
With the attacker still on the run, Topic said he left the stage and hid in a nearby store while police choppers circled above.
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