3 killed, several injured in knife attack at festival in Germany
"I am really saddened by the news of an assault on our city. My eyes well up with sorrow as I consider the people we have lost. For everyone who is still struggling for their life, I pray. "I also have the utmost sympathy for everyone who had to go through this; these must have been horrifying images," he continued.
With a population of 160,000, Solingen is situated close to Cologne and Duesseldorf, two of the larger German cities.
An old guy was getting ready to speak at the far-right demonstration that Michael Stuerzenberger, an anti-Islam activist, had organized when he was attacked.
Self-described as an Islam-critical journalist, Stuerzenberger has belonged to a number of far-right anti-Islamic groups, such as the PEGIDA movement, which regularly organizes marches through German towns, particularly in the east.