Politicans have long been calling for stricter weapons laws while others say social issues need to be addressed, after three killed at festival on FridayGermany has experienced a steep rise in knife violence in recent years, and the mass fatal stabbing in the western city of Solingen will compound the pressure on the government to crack down on the problem, officials and analysts said.Security authorities say attacks with knives are particularly concentrated in city centres and at railway stations, leading the country’s interior minister, Nancy Faeser, this month to call for restrictions on the weapons in public spaces, days before the assault that claimed the lives of three people at a festival in Solingen. Continue reading…
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Author : Deborah Cole in Berlin
Publish date : 2024-08-24 13:19:20
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Solingen stabbing comes amid steep rise in knife crime in Germany
