German police make second arrest as Islamic State claim responsibility for fatal attack

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Saturday for a knife attack in the western German city of Solingen that killed three people and injured eight others

People lay flowers near the scene of a knife attack in Solingen city center, Germany, Saturday Aug. 24, 2024, after three people were killed and at least eight people were wounded Friday night at the festival. Picture: Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP

Police made a second arrest on Saturday in their investigation of a deadly stabbing in the western German city of Solingen, a spokesperson said.

The arrest followed a police operation at a home for refugees in Solingen, the spokesperson added. They said they could not provide any more details on the individual or the connection to the incident.