Issa al H., a Syrian national suspected of stabbing to death three people at a festival in the German city of Solingen in 2024, sits at the beginning of his trial in Duesseldorf, Germany, May 27, 2025. REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler
DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - A Syrian man stood trial in Duesseldorf on Tuesday over a knife attack claimed by Islamic State in which three people were killed, a case that stirred debate over foreigner crime in Germany and paved the way for a crackdown on migration.
The 27-year-old defendant, identified as Issa al H, is accused of swinging his knife at a crowd of revellers at a festival in the western town of Solingen last year, stabbing several people from behind.
