Germany’s inside minister, Nancy Faeser, mentioned safety authorities have been doing the whole lot they may to catch the particular person and examine the background to the assault.
The assault occurred on the Fronhof, a market sq. in Solingen the place reside bands have been taking part in. It was throughout a competition marking the 650th anniversary of town within the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which borders the Netherlands.
Police had cordoned off the sq. on Saturday, and passers-by positioned candles and flowers outdoors the barricades.
“We’re stuffed with shock and grief,” Solingen Mayor Tim-Oliver Kurzbach advised journalists on Saturday morning.
The German musician who goes by the title Subject mentioned he was taking part in on a close-by stage when the incident occurred. He was advised about what occurred however was requested to proceed “to keep away from inflicting a mass panic assault”, he posted on Instagram.
He was finally advised to cease, and “because the attacker was nonetheless on the run, we hid in a close-by retailer whereas police helicopters circled above us”, Subject wrote.
