00:00Prosecutors in Germany have released the name of the 26-year-old Syrian man suspected of
00:07killing three people in a stabbing attack in the city of Solingen on Friday.
00:12The man has been identified as Issa al-Aech.
00:15His surname has been withheld in line with German privacy laws.
00:19On Sunday, he was flown by helicopter to appear in the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe
00:24for his first hearing following his arrest on Saturday.
00:28The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office said he'd been remanded in custody on suspicion
00:32of murder and membership of the so-called Islamic State terrorist group.
00:38The German daily newspaper Bild said on Saturday night that al-Aech approached officers on
00:42the street in Solingen just after 11 p.m. local time to turn himself in.
00:48His arrest has sparked relief among many of Solingen's 160,000 residents.
00:53German media reported that al-Aech's asylum claim had been denied and that he was supposed
01:19to have been deported last year.
01:21At a memorial church service on Sunday, some residents said they were afraid the far right
01:26would use the stabbing to whip up hatred of migrants.
01:30Of course, we are very afraid that the right wing is getting more and more power and that's
01:37definitely not the way.
01:38Of course, we have to ask some hard questions, but racism is never the answer.
01:43The attack happened on a central square in Solingen during the Festival of Diversity,
01:47an event to mark the 650th anniversary of the city.
01:52It was supposed to run until Sunday but was subsequently called off.
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