Syrian man pleads guilty over knife attack at German festival
A Syrian man suspected of belonging to the Islamic State group pleaded guilty to the murder of three people at a German festival as his trial opened on Tuesday.
In a statement read out by his lawyer, Issa Al Hasan admitted that he had "committed a grave crime" and that "three people died at my hands."
AFP
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