Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack in Germany in which three people died

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The Islamic State jihadist group claimed responsibility for the attack in the German city of Solingen, which killed three people and injured eight. As a source in the organization told Amaq Agency, the perpetrator is an IS soldier who carried out the attack to “take revenge for Palestine and Muslims everywhere.” The attack took place during the city’s anniversary celebrations. A 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of having prior knowledge of the attack. The perpetrator of the killings remains free.

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The jihadist group Islamic State (IS) on Saturday claimed responsibility for the attack in the western German city of Solingen this Friday, which led to Three dead and eight injured,

An anonymous security source informed the IS propaganda organ, the Amaq Agency, that “the author of yesterday’s attack against a group of Christians in the German city of Solingen is a soldier of the Islamic State.”

According to the brief statement released on his Telegram channels, the informant indicated that the author, whom he did not identify, carried out the attack “To take revenge on Muslims in Palestine and everywhere”Without giving further details.

At least three killed in attack in Germany

The events took place this Friday at 9:45 p.m. local time, in the historic center of Solingen, in the midst of the city’s anniversary celebrations.

After randomly stabbing several people, the attacker managed to escape amid the chaos and is yet to be traced.

The local police chief, Thorsten Fleiss, pointed this out this afternoon A 15-year-old teenager was arrested this Saturday in Solingen on suspicion of having prior knowledge of the attack.

The prosecutor responsible for the fight against terrorism in the North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) region, Markus Caspers, held a press conference today, but did not want to give details of the alleged perpetrator of the attack due to contradictory testimony. What little clarity has been achieved so far in the case has already been obtained.

Before IS claimed responsibility for the attack, Kaspers had indicated that the suspicion that it was a terrorist act could not be ruled out.