German police arrest 15-year-old in connection with knife attack that killed three

 

• German police say they have arrested a 15-year-old in connection with a knife attack in the western German city of Solingen

  
  

  Police say the identity of the attacker remains unclear

  
  

  Three people died in the attack and four more are "very seriously injured", police say

  
  

  The attack happened during celebrations to mark the 650th anniversary of the city’s foundation

  
  

  Police say a motive is still not clear but they say they cannot rule out a "terrorist" motive

   

  Local mayor Tim Kurzbach says those who were at the event are in a state of "shock, horror and great grief"

  
  

  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the suspect must be "punished to the full extent of the law"  See more................