A security cordon. A spokesperson for the local police force said it was not clear if the suspected attacker still poses a threat. Translation we assume a single offender. Hes on the run, he killed three people at the City Festival and seriously injured at least four, so we cant say hes not dangerous. But is he still on the run and looking for more victims . That would all be speculation, but of course i cant say 100 there is no danger from this person. Thats why we still advise caution. The mayor of solingen has reacted to the incident. Heres more from our reporterjack surfleet. Some details from the mayor of solingen, who has posted on social media. Its translated from german so its not verbatim. He says everyone who turned out to celebrate the citys anniversary was in a state of shock, horror and great grief. His message says the attack in solingen breaks his heart. He has thanked the emergency services. He adds that there are tears in his eyes for those who have died. He said he pr
To leave the area and police the city authorities asked people to leave the area and police are imposing security cordons. Media reports say emergency crews at the scene are now treating the injured. Here s our reporter jack surfleet. The mayor of solingen has posted on social media. He says everyone who turned out to celebrate the city s anniversary was in a state of shock, horrorand anniversary was in a state of shock, horror and great grief. His message says the attack in solingen breaks his heart. He has thanked the emergency services. He adds that there are tis in his eyes for those who have died. He said he prayed for those still fighting for their lives and expresses his greatest sympathies for those who have had to experience this. These images must have been horrific. Those who were attending the event, some have spoken to local media, again not verified by the bbc at the moment, but some kind of talking about their confusion of finding out what was happening at the time. As y
The area and police are imposing security cordons. Media reports say emergency crews at the scene are now treating the injured. Joining me live is our reporterjack surfleet. What more do we know right now? as you were reporting, we know that three people have been killed and four seriously injured in this incident. That s what german police have been saying this evening. The incident happened at around ten o clock local time in germany. It was at an event celebrating the city s history. So thousands of people attended this event in the market square within the city. They were watching reportedly a music act, when a bit of confusion rumbled among the crowd. And then people started to flee the area. Police reported that an unknown perpetrator had attacked several people with a knife. Reading into the language, please don t know who the perpetrator is and there is a manhunt under way. The response warranted a huge response warranted a huge response from emergency services as you mentioned
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Local media are reporting that a man randomly stopped passersby at the festival. Just to be clear, the bbc has not gotten this information directly and german police have not confirmed that. I want to bring you some more details coming through from Social Media. We are hearing from Social Media. We are hearing from the main area of Solingen Sharing A Message on Social Media and this translate from german into english so not quite verbatim he said, everyone who turned out to celebrate the Citys Anniversary was in a state of shock, horror and great grief. As mrs says that the attacker in Solingen Break my heart. He is think the Emergency Services and said, there are tears in his eyes for those who have died. I pray for all those who are still fighting for all those who are still fighting for their lives. Also, my greatest sympathy for all of those people who had to experience this. These images must have been horrific. That, coming from the mayor of solingen this evening. So still plenty