Three people were killed and at least four were seriously wounded in a knife attack on Friday at a festival in the western German city of Solingen, police said.

Witnesses alerted police shortly after 9:30 p.m. to an unknown perpetrator having wounded several people with a knife on a central square, the Fronhof. Police said that the perpetrator was on the run, and that they so far had only very thin information on the assailant.

Witnesses alerted police shortly after 9:30 p.m. to an unknown perpetrator having wounded several people with a knife on a central square{ai:summary}<p>A knife-wielding assailant turned a festival in Solingen into a bloody scene, leaving three dead and four seriously wounded. The police are searching for the perpetrator, but the details are as murky as the night sky. </p><p>Desperation hangs over the town like a heavy fog. #crime</p>

At least 3 people killed in knife attack at a festival in Solingen, Germany

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