A suspected knifeman charged with killing three people at a festival in Solingen has been named as Syrian refugee Issa Al H - after the attack on Friday which terrorist group IS has claimed responsibility for.
After an appearance in court, German prosecutors named the suspect as Issa Al H, a 26-year-old asylum seeker from Syria who turned himself in.Al H has been charged with three counts of murder, attempted murder and dangerous bodily harm.Read More: Germany knife attack suspect hands himself in after three people killed and four injured at festivalHe has also been charged with "being a member of a terrorist organisation abroad".
The group said the attacker targeted Christians and is a “soldier of the Islamic State” who carried out the attack “to avenge Muslims in Palestine and everywhere”. Officials earlier said a 15-year-old boy was also arrested on Saturday. He was suspected of knowing about the planned attack and failing to inform authorities but was not the attacker, police said. The three people who died were two men aged 67 and 56 and a 56-year-old woman, authorities said.
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