Islamic State claims responsibility for Solingen terrorist attack
Düsseldorf - The terrorist organization "Islamic State" has claimed responsibility for the attack in Solingen. According to Zeit, IS has stated in a statement that it was responsible for the terrorist attack: "The attacker of a gathering of Christians in the city of Solingen in Germany yesterday is a soldier of the Islamic State and he took revenge for the Muslims in Palestine and everywhere else," says the letter, which is said to be available to Zeit. As the Bild newspaper reported, the police stormed a refugee shelter and arrested one person - allegedly a Syrian.
Several witness statements had previously suggested that the crime had an Islamist background. "One witness reported that the suspect shouted 'Allahu Akbar' during his actions," the Welt newspaper quoted police documents on Saturday.
According to the documents, another witness stated during questioning that "the unknown suspect was 'known from Solingen' and that he was also a visitor to a local mosque."
Police remain tight-lipped about Solingen perpetrator
The authorities themselves had also confirmed the suspicion that it was a case of terrorism. "The initial suspicion arises from the fact that no other motive is apparent. We therefore conclude that this could possibly be a terrorist act," said an official on Saturday at the first press conference on the attack, in which three people were killed.
Before his attack, the perpetrator is said to have boasted about his plan to a 15-year-old youth. "Today I'm going to stab everyone!", the alleged attacker said, according to the Bild newspaper, which also cited witness statements. According to information from Der Spiegel, the youth is said to be a Kyrgyz man who lives in a refugee shelter and was arrested after the attack.
Nevertheless, the police remained tight-lipped about revealing more about the perpetrator's motive or his appearance. The knife attacker went into hiding immediately after his attack on the celebration of the 650th birthday of the city of Solingen on Friday evening and is on the run. The police have been asking for relevant information since then.
The authorities themselves had also confirmed the suspicion that it was a case of terrorism. "The initial suspicion arises from the fact that no other motive is apparent. We therefore conclude that this could possibly be a terrorist act," said an official on Saturday at the first press conference on the attack, in which three people were killed.
Before his attack, the perpetrator is said to have boasted about his plan to a 15-year-old youth. "Today I'm going to stab everyone!", the alleged attacker said, according to the Bild newspaper, which also cited witness statements. According to information from Der Spiegel, the youth is said to be a Kyrgyz man who lives in a refugee shelter and was arrested after the attack.
Nevertheless, the police remained tight-lipped about revealing more about the perpetrator's motive or his appearance. The knife attacker went into hiding immediately after his attack on the celebration of the 650th birthday of the city of Solingen on Friday evening and is on the run. The police have been asking for relevant information since then.
Source: Junge Freiheit
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