The alleged perpetrator of the attack that killed three people in Solingen, a 26-year-old Syrian, surrendered to German police

The alleged perpetrator of a knife attack in western Germany on Friday that left three people dead and was later claimed by jihadist group Islamic State (IS) surrendered to police this morning, Efe reports.

,A 26-year-old male was handed over to the investigating authorities and He claimed responsibility for the attack. He was already taken into custody. “His participation in the events is currently being thoroughly investigated,” police said in a brief statement.

In addition, Herbert Reul, the internal affairs minister of the North Rhine-Westphalia region, confirmed in statements to public television that the detained man was the alleged perpetrator of the attack on the Solingen market square.

It’s about “that guy we actually spent all day looking for” and it’s “Highly Suspicious”Reul made the announcement, who said evidence had been found that pointed to his attacker being the man and that the man was being questioned.

According to sources quoted by the media in the investigation, the 26-year-old detainee is of Syrian nationality and Residence permit for subsidiary protection in Germany 2022 was receivedWhere till now the attention of the officials was not attracted towards this.

According to these sources, at the time of arrest His clothes were still stained with blood.Because he had reportedly been hiding in a courtyard since stabbing his victims more than 24 hours earlier.

Three killed and four seriously injured

The events took place in the centre of Solingen, where thousands of citizens attended a series of concerts on Friday night as part of the Variety Festival marking the 650th anniversary of this western German city.

The attacker randomly attacked people around him and three other people with a knife – Two men aged 67 and 56 and a woman aged 56– He died almost instantly, while four others are in critical condition.

He then fled amid the chaos.

On Saturday, police made two arrests as part of their search operation; the first of them, in the morning, was that of a 15-year-old juvenile suspected of having knowledge of the attacker’s plans.

As night fell, elite police special forces stormed a refugee reception center in the center of Solingen, where they captured a man initially believed to be the attacker, although this was later denied.

On Saturday afternoon, the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) said in a statement that the perpetrator of the stabbing was He was one of their “soldiers” and who took action “Avenge the Muslims in Palestine and everywhere.”

German authorities are studying the veracity of the statement, but believe the attack was terrorist in nature, due to its indiscriminate nature and because no evidence has so far been found that points to any other possible motivation.