Scholz labels the incident in Solingen as a deplorable occurrence
Last Friday night, an unidentified perpetrator assaulted numerous individuals with a knife at a city celebration in the heart of Solingen. As per police reports, three individuals were murdered, and by Saturday morning, eight additional individuals were wounded, five of them severely. The assailant is still at large, and law enforcement is conducting a large-scale search for him. The incident is being classified as a "terrorist attack," according to a police representative from Düsseldorf's state capital.
Prior to Chancellor Scholz, several prominent politicians had shared their dismay. North Rhine-Westphalia's Minister President Hendrik Wüst (CDU) labeled it as an "act of brutal and senseless violence" that had "struck our nation to its core." The Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD) declared: "The brutal attack on the city celebration in Solingen has left us deeply shaken." The Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck (Greens) described the attack as "regrettable."
Other political leaders also expressed their concerns. Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) referred to the incident as an "absolutely horrendous other act of violence." The European Union's Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed her solidarity, calling it a "reprehensible other attack on innocent people."
