A manhunt is underway for the knifeman who left three people dead and five seriously injured at a festival in Solingen, Germany.
The knifeman, who is still on the run and police warn is dangerous, attacked people at random as they celebrated at around 9.45pm on Friday evening at a music festival.Officers said they believe the attacker used a knife as he plunged the blade into random passersby's necks, leaving a woman and two men from Solingen and nearby Dusseldorf dead.
"We all wanted to celebrate our city's anniversary together and now have dead and wounded to lament."It breaks my heart that an attack on our city happened," he added.The local newspaper Solinger Tageblatt quoted Celine Derikartz, its reporter covering the festival, as saying that a party atmosphere had turned to shock within minutes and she saw festival-goers weeping.
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