Terrorist assault: More than 900 suggestions obtained about assault in Solingen | EUROtoday

After the suspected Islamist terrorist assault in Solingen, investigators have obtained greater than 900 suggestions. This was introduced by North Rhine-Westphalia's Interior Minister Herbert Reul (CDU) within the Interior Committee of the State Parliament. 400 leads are being adopted up. A everlasting investigative fee in Düsseldorf with round 50 investigators is presently engaged on the case and is being supported by the Federal Criminal Police Office, mentioned Reul. Witnesses are being questioned, attainable contact individuals are being recognized and movies are being evaluated.

At a metropolis pageant in Solingen In North Rhine-Westphalia, a person killed three folks with a knife on the night of August 23 and injured eight others, a few of them critically. The suspected perpetrator, a 26-year-old Syrian, was initially in a position to flee, however was arrested the next Saturday night for suspicious conduct close to the crime scene. He is in custody.

Some key questions in regards to the Syrian suspect stay unanswered, mentioned Reul. It continues to be unclear when Issa Al H. grew to become radicalized. He might have been radicalized in his dwelling nation, on the Internet, in refugee lodging or in a mosque, mentioned Reul. “We have no clues so far.”

Reul: 24 hours lacking

There had been hypothesis that the flag of the so-called Islamic State (IS) was hanging within the room of the arrested suspect within the refugee shelter. This has not but been confirmed. “More than half of the residents of the shelter have now been questioned. No one has seen the flag,” mentioned Reul.

It additionally stays to be decided the place the suspect was between the crime on the night of August 23 and his arrest a day later, whether or not he met anybody and what he did. “That's around 24 hours, which we're missing,” mentioned Reul.

The Federal Prosecutor's Office is investigating the 26-year-old for homicide and suspicion of membership within the terrorist group Islamic State, amongst different issues. The group claimed duty for the assault and in addition printed a video of a masked man who’s believed to be the perpetrator. Reul identified that the IS propaganda channel Amak additionally printed the letter claiming duty for the assault on Berlin's Breitscheidplatz in 2016.