From left, Interior Minister of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia Herbert Reul, North Rhine-Westphalia's State Premier Hendrik Wuest, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Solingen's mayor Tim Kurzbach and North Rhine-Westphalia vice State Premier Mona Neubaur arrive to place flowers at a makeshift memorial for the victims at the site of a knife attack in Solingen, western Germany, on August 26, 2024. A Syrian man with suspected links to the Islamic State group on August 23, 2024 allegedly went on a deadly knife rampage at a street festival, which left three people dead and injured eight others. The attack has caused nationwide shock and fueled a debate about immigration ahead of key regional elections next weekend. Photo: AFP