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Islamic State Claims Solingen Knife Attack: 3 Dead, 8 Injured; Syrian Asylum Seeker Arrested

Aug 24, 2024, 07:13 PM

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a knife attack in Solingen, Germany, which occurred during a Diversity Festival. The attack resulted in the deaths of three people and injuries to eight others. The group, through its Amaq news agency, described the attacker as a 'soldier of the Islamic State' and framed the attack as being carried out in revenge for Muslims in Palestine and elsewhere. The attack was reportedly targeted at a 'Christian gathering.' German authorities have arrested a suspect, identified as a 26-year-old Syrian asylum seeker, at a migrant refugee center.