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People were killed and injured in an attack at a festival in the city of Solingen in western Germany on Friday, the news agency dpa reported.

It was not immediately clear how many casualties there were.

Police and ambulances near the scene where people were killed and injured in an attack at a festival in Solingen, western Germany, the German dpa news agency reported for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required. No Use in Germany”/>
Police and ambulances near the scene where people were killed and injured in an attack at a festival in Solingen, the German dpa news agency reported (Gianni Gattus/dpa via AP)

The local Solinger Tagblatt newspaper reported that authorities told people to leave downtown Solingen and that one of the festival organisers, Philipp Muller, said on a stage that emergency workers were fighting for the lives of nine people.

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Emergency services near the scene where people were killed and injured in an attack at a festival in Solingen, the German dpa news agency reported (Gianni Gattus/dpa via AP)

The festival marking the city’s 650th anniversary began on Friday and was supposed to run until Sunday.

Solingen has around 160,000 inhabitants and is located near the bigger cities of Cologne and Duesseldorf.



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