Issa Al H who is a Muslim by religion has been arrested in the Solingen knife attack stabbing case
A tragic stabbing incident took place in Solingen, western Germany that sent shockwaves across nationwide! Not sure what weโre talking about? Hereโs the brief.
For the unversed, a Syrian man, is making waves across social media after reports emerged online suggesting that the 26-year-old named Issa Al H is apprehended for a stabbing rampage in Solingen, a city in western Germany.
Who is Issa Al H suspect arrested in the Solingen, Germany knife stabbing attack, bio, age, religion, nationality, country and photo
On Saturday, the police said a woman and a man, both 57, and another man, 67, had been killed and eight others were injured, including four who remained in critical condition.
The tragic incident that killed three people and left eight others injured reportedly took place in the Fronhof market square during a festival celebrating Solingenโs 650-year history.
What Exactly Happened?
The authorities arrested a Syrian man in collection with the case after the suspect turned himself and admitted to the crime on early Sunday. The alleged incident took place on Friday and was later claimed by the Islamic State group.
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A makeshift memorial has since been set up by mourners near the scene. The arrest Is likely to heighten concerns ahead of three upcoming state elections in Thuringia, Saxony, and Brandenburg.
About the Suspect
As of now there isnโt much information available about the suspect. However, North Rhine-Westphaliaโs interior minister, Herbert Reul, said the suspect was residing in a refugee home in Solingen, which was searched on Saturday.
Various reports claim that the man had arrived in Germany in late 2022 seeking asylum and that his clothes were smeared with blood.
Meanwhile, German federal prosecutors have taken over the case and are investigating whether the suspect was a member of the Islamic State, according to a spokesperson. He is a 26 year old immigrant from Syria who is a Muslim by religion and has been identified by the German Federal Prosecutor’s office as “Issa Al H.” He had applied for asylum in Germany, police said.
“Due to his radical Islamist beliefs, he decided to kill as many people as possible, who he considered to be non-believers, at the Solingen city festival on August 23, 2024,” the prosecutor’s office said in a statement. “There he stabbed festival visitors repeatedly and deliberately in the neck and upper body with a knife.”
ISIS referred to the attacker as a โsoldier of the Islamic Stateโ on its Telegram account on Saturday, claiming the attack was in retaliation for actions against Muslims in Palestine and elsewhere.
However, no evidence was provided to support this claim, and the exact nature of the suspectโs connection to the group remains unclear.
GERMANY KNIFE RAMPAGE
BREAKING – SYRIAN ISLAMIC TERRORIST ARRESTED
AUG 24, 2024
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A 15-year-old and another man were previously arrested in connection with the attack but police said they did not believe either of them were the attacker.
In another update of the story, Hendrik Wuest, premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, described the incident as an act of terror.
According to Germanyโs Federal Criminal Police Office, the country has experienced around a dozen Islamist-motivated attacks since 2000, including a major attack in 2016 when a Tunisian man drove a truck into a Christmas market in Berlin, killing 12 and injuring dozens.
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