"Al-Hasan, who had applied for asylum on the basis that he wanted to avoid military conscription in Syria, had carried out his attack on the festival knowing that he would find unbelievers in the crowds, prosecutors said, adding he had wanted to contribute to a holy war. Prior to the attack on 23 August 2024, he had had contact with an Islamic State handler on the Telegram messaging platform,"
"A Syrian man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for a 2024 stabbing attack in western Germany in which three people were killed and 10 others injured. Issa al-Hasan, 27, who arrived in Germany as a refugee after travelling through Turkey and the Balkans in 2022 and had been a member of the Islamic State militant group, had acted out of treacherous and base motives, the court in Dusseldorf said."
Issa al-Hasan, 27, arrived in Germany as a refugee in 2022 after travelling through Turkey and the Balkans and had been a member of the Islamic State. He applied for asylum to avoid military conscription in Syria. On 23 August 2024 he carried out a stabbing at a festival in Solingen, killing three and injuring ten, specifically targeting throats and upper bodies with a 15cm knife. Prosecutors said he acted to find unbelievers and to contribute to a holy war, after contacts with an IS handler and recording a pledge video. The attack influenced Germany's election campaign and boosted support for the far-right; a four-month trial included eyewitness testimony and resulted in a life sentence.
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