Germany Knife Attack: Syrian National Held on Suspicion of Murder and Terrorism

A Syrian national is being held on suspicion of murder and membership in a terrorist organization in connection with the knife attack in Solingen, Germany that left three dead and eight wounded. A judge at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe ordered that Issa Al H. be held pending further investigation and a possible indictment on Sunday. Federal prosecutors say he holds the ideology of ISIS and was acting in accordance with those beliefs when he went on the stabbing spree at a “Festival of Diversity” celebrating the city’s 650th anniversary on August 23. The 26-year-old is accused of stabbing people repeatedly from behind in the head and upper body during the attack....