The terrorist organization ISIS claimed responsibility for the bloody attack in Solingen, Germany.

In the "Diversity Festival" organized in the city of Solingen in the North Rhine-Westphalia state of Germany on the occasion of the city's 650th anniversary, a new development occurred in the knife attack that took place last night. The terrorist organization ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, in which 3 people lost their lives.

Prosecutor Markus Caspers, Thorsten Fleiss from the Düsseldorf Police Department and Markus Röhrl, the Police Chief of Wuppertal, who are conducting the investigation, provided information about the work at a press conference held in the city of Wuppertal. Fleiss stated that 2 men aged 67 and 56 and a woman aged 56 died in the attack, and 8 people were seriously injured.

15-YEAR-OLD PERSON TAKEN INTO CUSTODY

Fleiss, who gave the information that a 15-year-old person was taken into custody this morning, stated that the connection of this person with the attack is being investigated. Fleiss stated that they assumed that one person carried out the attack, but emphasized that all aspects of the incident are being investigated. Fleiss stated that searches are being carried out in the state based on the available data and stated that knives are among the evidence collected.

ISIS CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ATTACK

While the arrest development is still new, the terrorist organization ISIS claimed responsibility for the bloody attack in which 3 people lost their lives and 8 people were injured.

ATTACKER DIRECTLY TARGETED PEOPLE'S NECKS

Fleiss stated that based on the evaluation of the footage, they assumed that the attacker directly targeted people's necks. Fleiss urged the public to be vigilant against provocations and asked them to upload any information and images they have about the attack to the website created by the North Rhine-Westphalia Police Department.

15-YEAR-OLD SUSPECT NOT CONSIDERED AS A SUSPECT

Prosecutor Caspers also stated that the perpetrator has not been found so far, so the investigation is ongoing regarding the unidentified person. Caspers stated that the person taken into custody is accused of "not reporting the planned crime" and said that eyewitnesses reported that an unidentified person had a conversation with the person in custody shortly before the attack. Caspers stated that they do not consider the 15-year-old as a suspect and said, "So far, we only know that (the teenager) talked to one person. We don't know if this person is the perpetrator or not."

STATEMENTS OF PRIME MINISTER SCHOLZ AND PRESIDENT STEINMEIER

Meanwhile, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in a statement on social media platform X, demanded that the perpetrator be quickly captured and severely punished within the framework of the law. Describing the attack as a "terrible incident," Scholz stated that they mourn the dead and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in a written statement, stated that this terrible incident shook the country and said, "The perpetrator must be held accountable. We stand together against hatred and violence."

WHAT HAPPENED?

Alexander Kresta, the spokesperson for the Wuppertal Police, stated in a statement last night that many witnesses called the police station by phone at 9:37 pm local time and reported that a person attacked people with a knife at the festival. Many police and medical teams were dispatched to the area, but the attacker had fled. Solingen Municipality announced that the events to be held today and tomorrow within the scope of the "Diversity Festival," which is expected to end tomorrow, have been canceled.