ISIS claims responsibility for German stabbing attack ‘in revenge for Muslims in Palestine’

The Islamic State group claims responsibility for a knife attack in the western German city of Solingen that killed three people last night.

The terror group says in a statement on its Telegram account that the attack was carried out by one of its members “in revenge for Muslims in Palestine and everywhere.”

It does not immediately provide any evidence for its assertion and it is not clear how close any relationship between the attacker and Islamic State was.

Yesterday’s attack, in which a man killed three people and wounded eight others, took place in the Fronhof, a market square in Solingen, where live bands were playing as part of a festival marking the city’s 650th anniversary.

Police said they were conducting a manhunt for the assailant. They said they had detained a 15-year-old and were investigating whether this person was linked to the attacker.