Solingen stabbing attack: suspect believed to be member of Islamic State, say authorities
German police and prosecutors say man in custody over attack in which three people died is 26-year-old Syrian
A suspect arrested over a stabbing rampage in the western German city of Solingen is thought to be a member of Islamic State, federal prosecutors have said, after Friday’s attack in which three people died and eight were injured.
Düsseldorf police and prosecutors said in a joint statement early on Sunday that the suspect in custody was a 26-year-old Syrian man who had turned himself in.