German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed to toughen knife laws and step up deportations of rejected asylum-seekers on Monday as he visited the scene of the knife attack in Solingen.

A suspected Islamic extremist from Syria is accused of killing three people at a festival in the western German city last week.

Speaking after he joined regional officials in laying a white flower at a makeshift memorial, Scholz said he was “furious and angry” about the attack, in which eight people were also wounded.

Continue reading HERE

Source: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/08/26/german-chancellor-scholz-vows-tougher-knife-laws-after-solingen-stabbings

---

[Disclaimer]