Suspect in knife assault turns himself in to German police | DW News

German police say a 26-year-old Syrian man has confessed to carrying out a knife attack in the western city of Solingen that killed three people and injured eight others. Earlier, the so-called Islamic State claimed it was behind Friday night’s attack on a festival, but provided no evidence. Police and prosecutors report that the suspect turned himself in.

00:00 Suspect turns himself in
02:26 DW’s Lewis Sanders reports from Solingen
06:21 DW speaks with Raphael Bossong, political scientist and Deputy Head of Research at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs
11:58 More analysis from DW Security Correspondent Thomas Sparrow

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