Germany will tighten gun laws and take a tougher stance on illegal immigration, according to Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The announcement comes after the knife attack in Solingen on Friday, where three people were killed and several injured.
We will now need to tighten up gun laws … particularly when it comes to the use of knives, he says during a visit to Solingen, where he calls the attack "terrorism against us all".
The suspect is a Syrian man who came to Germany in December 2022.
We will need to do everything we can to ensure that those who cannot and should not stay here in Germany are deported, says Scholz.
