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German police arrest boy accused of knowing

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Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with a fatal knife attack in the west German city of Solingen.

The boy is not the main suspect but is alleged to have known about the attack beforehand.

Two men, aged 56 and 67, and a 56 year-old woman died in the attack in Solingen on Friday, which German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called a "horrific act".

At a news conference on Saturday, officers said terrorism was not being ruled out as a motive, and that searches for the attacker were taking place across the country.