US EditionSuspect in fatal knife attack at German festival admits killings as trial starts
- On May 27, 2025, Issa Al H., a 26-year-old Syrian asylum-seeker, appeared in court in Düsseldorf to face charges related to a fatal knife attack during a public event in Solingen, Germany.
- The attack occurred on August 23, 2024, during Solingen's 650th anniversary street party, where the suspect stabbed revelers indiscriminately, killing three and injuring ten.
- Issa Al H. Was arrested the day after surrendering to police and faces charges including three counts of murder, ten of attempted murder, and membership in the Islamic State group.
- The accused acknowledged his responsibility during the trial, declaring, "I killed innocent people, not infidels," while prosecutors characterized the assault as targeting those he considered infidels.
- The attack intensified Germany's migration debate, prompting the new CDU/CSU-SPD coalition to tighten asylum policies, expand pre-deportation detention, and strengthen border controls to improve security.
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Suspect pleads guilty to deadly knife rampage at German festival in Solingen
A Syrian man suspected of belonging to the Islamic State group pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing three people and wounding ten more in a stabbing spree at a German summer festival in Solingen last year.
Syrian man pleads guilty to deadly knife German festival attack
A Syrian man suspected of belonging to the Islamic State group pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing three people and wounding 10 more in a stabbing spree at a German summer festival last year. Issa Al Hasan, 27, made the confession at the start of his trial, which was held under tight security at the higher regional court in Duesseldorf. In a statement read out by his lawyer, Hasan, sitting under police guard behind a protective glass screen, admit…
Assassins of Solingen: "Have Killed Innocent People"
In the trial of the attack of Solingen with three dead, the defendant has now confessed. "I have put heavy guilt on me. I killed innocent people, not infidels, said the Syrian Issa al H. in court. He is ready to accept the verdict. As reported, the man stabbed visitors to Solingen with a knife on August 23rd indiscriminately, killing a woman (56) and two men (56 and 67 years old). Eight more people were injured, some of them severe (see video ab…
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Syrian man pleads guilty to deadly knife rampage at German festival
DUSSELDORF, Germany: A Syrian man suspected of belonging to the Islamic State group pleaded guilty on Tuesday (May 27) to killing three people and wounding 10 more in a stabbing spree at a German s
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