One witness indicates suspect lives in Solingen and attends local mosque
Yesterday, we reported on a mass stabbing in the German city of Solingen that has resulted in three deaths and several serious injuries. Police have detained a 15-year-old and charged him with failing to report a planned crime. It seems that a witness overheard this person talking with another person prior to the crime and that the conversation was pertinent to the attack. Police have also learned from a witness that the attacker yelled, "Allahu Akhbar" during the attack, that the witness recognized the suspect from previously seeing him in Solingen, and further, that the suspect attended a local mosque.
We have translated the first two paragraphs of this article from Welt.
Police report- Witness heard, "Allahu akhbar" shout
By Martin Lutz, Thorsten Jungholt
17:16
Welt am Sonntag is aware of an internal police report on the knife attack in Solingen. An injured witness stated that he (recognized) the suspect from the city and that he attended a local mosque.
In a Solingen police report that Welt am Sonntag is aware of, it states verbatim: "An injured witness stated that he knew (recognized) the man (from seeing him) in Solingen" and that he was also an attendee of a local mosque. A witness reported that the suspect shouted, "Allahu Akhbar" during the crime.
*Update: The Kronen Zeitung (Austria) is reporting that the 15-year-old is reportedly from Kyrgyzstan and was apprehended at a refugee center. In addition, police have discovered a knife near the scene of the crime which may be the murder weapon.
In addition, Heute (Austria) is reporting that two witnesses stated that they heard the suspect tell the 15-year-old, "Today I'm going to stab everyone."
*Update: According to today's Solinger Tageblatt, ISIS has claimed responsibility.
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