Solingen: Police report – witness heard “Allahu Akbar” shout

After the fatal knife attack at a city festival in Solingen, the police search for the fugitive perpetrator continues at full speed on Saturday afternoon. The police spoke of “extensive search measures” and further investigations in North Rhine-Westphalia and throughout Germany.

In a report by the Solingen police, of which WELT AM SONNTAG is aware, it says verbatim: “A witness injured in the crime stated that the unknown suspect was ‘known from Solingen’ and that he was also a visitor to a local mosque. A witness reported that the suspect shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ during his crimes.”

The police have not yet published a description of the perpetrator.

and from the Telegraph

Officers said they had reviewed social media footage of the bloody attack and that the killer could also face eight charges of attempted murder. “After evaluating the initial images, we are assuming that it was a very targeted attack on the neck,” said Thorsten Fleiß, the police director at the press conference.

Markus Caspers, the chief public prosecutor, said investigators currently see no other motive than terrorism.

Police also said they were preparing a description of the attacker to be released to the public.

From Bild

So far, only one 15-year-old has been arrested, but who is NOT supposed to be the attacker. He is accused of failing to report planned crimes. Trigger: According to BILD information, two witnesses heard the suspected terrorist sound to the teenager shortly before the crime: “Today I’m stabbing everyone!”

The 15-year-old is said to come from Kyrgyzstan. According to the report, he was arrested in a refugee shelter and refuses to testify.