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BBC News
6 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Syrian admits triple murder at German trial for Solingen knife attack
A Syrian man has admitted carrying out a knife attack in the German town of Solingen last August in which three people were killed."I have committed a grave crime, I am prepared to accept the verdict," Issa al H said in a statement read out by his defence lawyers at the start of his trial in the western city of Dü al H, whose surname was not made public because of German privacy rules, is accused of being a member of the Islamic State jihadist group, and pledging allegiance to IS in videos shortly before the stabbings took place as Solingen was holding a three-day festival to mark its 650th anniversary and came shortly before a series of key regional elections. In the space of a year, German cities saw a string of deadly attacks, which began in Mannheim in May 2024, when an Afghan national stabbed a police officer at a of the attackers were described as having migrant backgrounds and the killings played a significant part in the national debate leading up to Germany's federal elections in February. While most mainstream parties toughened their language on migration, the far-right AfD were seen as benefiting most from the heightened climate, coming second with almost 21% of the vote. They have since narrowed the gap with Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives even man accused of the 23 August Solingen knife attack had arrived in Germany as a refugee in 2022, but because he had already registered for asylum in Bulgaria he was ordered to be deported the time German authorities tried to deport him in 2023 he had Tuesday, Issa al H appeared in a high-security wing of the court in Düsseldorf wearing a blue T-shirt, and kept his head bowed for most of the time he stood in the is accused of three murders as well as 10 counts of attempted murder and further charges of grievous bodily allege he approached IS contacts on jihadist social media forums before the attack and he was then given help planning it and choosing his murder his statement read out by his lawyers, Issa al H said: "I killed innocents, not infidels."One of the people wounded in the Solingen attack sat in court on Tuesday, her arm in a sling, in a reminder of the wounds he inflicted in the Antonakis, a lawyer acting on behalf of a mother and daughter who were wounded in the attack, told public broadcaster WDR that "my clients are expecting this trial will help improve the healing process".
Leader Live
6 days ago
- Leader Live
Suspect in fatal knife attack at German festival admits killings as trial starts
Three people were killed in the August 23 attack at a Festival of Diversity marking the 650th anniversary of the city in western Germany. The Syrian man, who has been identified only as Issa Al H in line with German privacy rules, was arrested a day after the attack. He is charged with three counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and membership in a foreign terrorist organisation, the so-called Islamic State (IS) group, in the trial at the state court in Duesseldorf. There are no formal pleas in the German legal system. But the suspect admitted responsibility for the attack in a statement read by his lawyers, German news agency dpa reported. 'I have brought severe guilt upon myself. I am prepared to accept the verdict,' he said. 'I killed innocent people, not infidels.' The Solingen incident was one of several deadly attacks in the months leading up to Germany's national election in February that involved immigrant suspects, pushing migration to the forefront of the political agenda in that vote. It highlighted problems with returning rejected asylum-seekers to the first country where they entered the European Union, as is supposed to happen under EU rules. The suspect was supposed to be deported to Bulgaria in 2023 but reportedly disappeared for a time and avoided expulsion. Murder charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison in Germany. The Duesseldorf court has scheduled trial sessions until late September.
CTV News
6 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Suspect in fatal knife attack at German festival admits killings as trial starts
Issa Al H., accused of stabbing three people to death during a city festival, sits in the courtroom of the Higher Regional Court in Duesseldorf, Germany, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Federico Gambarini/dpa via AP) BERLIN — The suspect in a knife attack at a festival in the German city of Solingen went on trial Tuesday on murder and terrorism charges, and acknowledged his guilt as the proceedings opened. Three people were killed in the Aug. 23 attack at a 'Festival of Diversity' marking the 650th anniversary of the city in western Germany. The Syrian man, who has been identified only as Issa Al H. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested a day after the attack. He is charged with three counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and membership in a foreign terrorist organization, the Islamic State group, in the trial at the state court in Duesseldorf. There are no formal pleas in the German legal system. However, the suspect admitted responsibility for the attack in a statement read by his lawyers, German news agency dpa reported. 'I have brought severe guilt upon myself. I am prepared to accept the verdict,' he said. 'I killed innocent people, not infidels.' The Solingen incident was one of several deadly attacks in the months leading up to Germany's national election in February that involved immigrant suspects, pushing migration to the forefront of the political agenda in that vote. It highlighted problems with returning rejected asylum-seekers to the first country where they entered the European Union, as is supposed to happen under EU rules. The suspect was supposed to be deported to Bulgaria in 2023 but reportedly disappeared for a time and avoided expulsion. Murder charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison in Germany. The Duesseldorf court has scheduled trial sessions until late September. Associated Press, The Associated Press
Western Telegraph
6 days ago
- Politics
- Western Telegraph
Suspect in fatal knife attack at German festival admits killings as trial starts
Three people were killed in the August 23 attack at a Festival of Diversity marking the 650th anniversary of the city in western Germany. The Syrian man, who has been identified only as Issa Al H in line with German privacy rules, was arrested a day after the attack. He is charged with three counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and membership in a foreign terrorist organisation, the so-called Islamic State (IS) group, in the trial at the state court in Duesseldorf. I have brought severe guilt upon myself. I am prepared to accept the verdict. I killed innocent people, not infidels Issa Al H in statement read by lawyers There are no formal pleas in the German legal system. But the suspect admitted responsibility for the attack in a statement read by his lawyers, German news agency dpa reported. 'I have brought severe guilt upon myself. I am prepared to accept the verdict,' he said. 'I killed innocent people, not infidels.' The Solingen incident was one of several deadly attacks in the months leading up to Germany's national election in February that involved immigrant suspects, pushing migration to the forefront of the political agenda in that vote. It highlighted problems with returning rejected asylum-seekers to the first country where they entered the European Union, as is supposed to happen under EU rules. The suspect was supposed to be deported to Bulgaria in 2023 but reportedly disappeared for a time and avoided expulsion. Murder charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison in Germany. The Duesseldorf court has scheduled trial sessions until late September.
BreakingNews.ie
6 days ago
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- BreakingNews.ie
Suspect in fatal knife attack at German festival admits killings as trial starts
The suspect in a knife attack at a festival in the German city of Solingen has gone on trial on murder and terrorism charges, and acknowledged his guilt as the proceedings opened. Three people were killed in the August 23 attack at a Festival of Diversity marking the 650th anniversary of the city in western Germany. Advertisement The Syrian man, who has been identified only as Issa Al H in line with German privacy rules, was arrested a day after the attack. He is charged with three counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and membership in a foreign terrorist organisation, the so-called Islamic State (IS) group, in the trial at the state court in Duesseldorf. There are no formal pleas in the German legal system. But the suspect admitted responsibility for the attack in a statement read by his lawyers, German news agency dpa reported. 'I have brought severe guilt upon myself. I am prepared to accept the verdict,' he said. Advertisement 'I killed innocent people, not infidels.' The Solingen incident was one of several deadly attacks in the months leading up to Germany's national election in February that involved immigrant suspects, pushing migration to the forefront of the political agenda in that vote. It highlighted problems with returning rejected asylum-seekers to the first country where they entered the European Union, as is supposed to happen under EU rules. The suspect was supposed to be deported to Bulgaria in 2023 but reportedly disappeared for a time and avoided expulsion. Advertisement Murder charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison in Germany. The Duesseldorf court has scheduled trial sessions until late September.
