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Two arrested after knife attack at festival in western Germany kills three and injures eight

Police have made two arrests after a fatal stabbing at a festival in Solingen, Germany.
A 15-year-old boy was detained by police on Saturday afternoon after three were killed and eight injured in the knife attack in western Germany.
The teenager was arrested after a major manhunt. Police say he was not the alleged attacker, however, was detained in connection with the attack.
Police and ambulances near the scene where people were killed and injured in an attack at a festival in Solingen, western Germany, the German dpa news agency reported, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024.
Police and ambulances near the scene where people were killed and injured in an attack at a festival in Solingen. (Gianni Gattus/dpa via AP)
A second arrest was made on Saturday following a police operation at a home for refugees in Solingen.
Those killed in the attack have been revealed as two men aged 67 and 56, and a woman aged 56.
Eight others were injured, including four with life-threatening injuries.
Emergency services tents stand in front of the stage in Solingen city centre, Germany, Saturday Aug. 24, 2024, after three people were killed and at least eight people were wounded in a knife attack Friday night at the festival.
Emergency services tents stand in front of the stage in Solingen city centre, Germany. (Christoph Reichwein/dpa via AP)
A police spokesman, Thorsten Fleiß, said the attacker specifically targeted the necks of his victims.
"After evaluating the initial images, we assume that it was a very targeted attack on the neck," he said during a press conference.
A motivation for the attack, which has sent shockwaves through the country, has not yet been determined and terrorism has not been ruled out.
While Islamic State claimed responsibility, it offered no evidence to back up its claim.
More to come.
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