The attack happened Friday at a 'Festival of Diversity' which the German town of Solingen was holding to celebrate 650 years since its founding. There was an outdoor concert and close to the stage three people were killed and several more injured by a man wielding a knife. The attacker reportedly stabbed each person in the neck and then ran away. People at the scene claimed he shouted "Allahu Ackbar" during the attack.
A manhunt was launched but about 24 hours later the killer turned himself in to police. He was identified as Issa al Hasan, a Syrian asylum seeker who should have been deported 18 months ago. I've added in the attacker's full name which German publications aren't allowed to print.
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Bulgaria was the first EU country he entered so Bulgaria was responsible for handling his asylum case. He was set to be returned to Bulgaria but he filed a lawsuit with the help of a lawyer in Dresden. That case failed but when authorities went to pick up al Hasan to remove him from Germany, he was gone. Six months later, the order of deportation expired.
There is an open question about the expiration of the deportation order. In circumstances where the asylum seeker is apparently hiding from authorities, as in this case, they are allowed to extend the order. But for some reason that wasn't done here.
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