People were celebrating the 650th anniversary of the 160,000-strong city when the attack happened at about 9.45pm local time.
Three people have been killed and five were seriously injured in a knife attack at a German festival, police have said. They added the 'perpetrator' had fled the scene and was still at large, saying they believed the stabbings were carried out by a lone attacker. Passers-by were reportedly stabbed at random in a market square where live bands were playing in the western city of Solingen at about 9.45pm local time on Friday.
People had gathered for the Festival of Diversity which started on Friday to mark the 650th anniversary of the 160,000-strong city. It was supposed to run through to Sunday, with several stages in the city offering attractions such as live music, cabaret and acrobatics. The festival has now been stopped and people have been told to leave the area, Robbins said. Solingen is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous state and bordering the Netherlands.
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