Islamic State claims responsibility for knife attack in Germany's Solingen

German leader vows to step up deportations of rejected asylum-seekers after deadly knife attack

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has vowed to toughen knife laws and step up deportations of rejected asylum-seekers as he visited the scene of the knife attack in which a suspected Islamic extremist from Syria is accused of killing three people.

Solingen attack puts spotlight on Germany's deportation laws

The Solingen knife attack has raised concerns about Germany’s deportation laws, as the suspect remained in the country despite an order to transfer him back to Bulgaria, where he had come from.

Suspect in German stabbing rampage is Syrian man, who confessed, authorities say - West Hawaii Today

FRANKFURT — German police said they were holding a 26-year-old Syrian man in custody on Sunday after a knife attack in the city of Solingen in which three people were killed and eight injured, adding that they were looking into the suspect’s possible links with Islamic State.

A 26-year-old Syrian killed three people in Solingen over the weekend. IS has claimed responsibility for the attack. This is what is known about the attack.

Syrian man confesses to deadly German stabbing

The attack, which occurred during a festival celebrating the city's 650-year history on August 23 evening, left three people dead and eight injured in an attack believed to be linked to terror group Islamic State (IS)

Asylum seeker charged in deadly German festival attack

SOLINGEN, Germany — A Syrian man on Sunday was ordered held on suspicion of murder and membership in a terrorist organization in connection with the Solingen knife attack that left three dead and eight wounded at a festival marking the city’s 650th anniversary. A judge at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe ordered 26-year-old Issa Al H. held pending further investigation and a possible indictment after federal prosecutors said that he sha…