"On August 23, 2024, a Friday evening, an attacker with a knife targeted revelers at a Solingen street party, held to celebrate the western German city's 650th anniversary. He stabbed the people around him indiscriminately, right in front of the stage, deliberately aiming for their throats. Three people were killed and 10 people were injured, some of them critically. The man who was charged, Issa Al H., was arrested a day later after turning himself in to the police."
"Federal prosecutors have charged him with three counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder, and membership in the terrorist organization "Islamic State " (IS). The trial began on May 27, and at its opening Issa Al H. told the court through his lawyer that he bore "heavy blame" and had "killed innocent people," and thus deserved and expected a life sentence."
An attacker stabbed revelers at a Solingen street party on August 23, 2024, killing three people and injuring 10, some critically. The suspect, Issa Al H., faces federal charges including three counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder, and membership in the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS). The trial began on May 27 and a verdict is expected Wednesday. At the opening, he told the court through his lawyer that he bore "heavy blame" and had "killed innocent people," and that he deserved and expected a life sentence. He arrived in Germany in December 2022 via the Balkan route as an asylum seeker; a planned 2023 deportation to Bulgaria failed.
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