(Politico) A brutal knife attack in the German city of Solingen has reignited a debate about public security a week ahead of important state elections in eastern Germany, with the far right hammering the government coalition and other parties over alleged shortcomings.
Three people were killed and others injured … late Friday. The suspected attacker, who was identified [as] an asylum-seeker from Syria, turned himself in to police late Saturday. He is being investigated by the German federal prosecutor’s office for suspected terrorism.
Islamic State late Saturday claimed responsibility for the killings.
Even before any details about the assailant were released, the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) immediately was framing the killings as a migrant attack.
