LIVE: Several killed in knife attack in Germany

A number of people were killed on Friday night when a man attacked passers-by with a knife in the western German city of Solingen, according to reports. READ MORE: The newspaper Bild said the attacker had stabbed people at random at about local time at a festival being held in the city. Witnesses said the perpetrator was at large, the paper reported. Local police said they were not yet able to comment. According to initial information, there are at least three people dead and several seriously injured, Bild reported. Dozens of rescue workers attended the scene to treat the wounded. Read the best of our journalism: Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: Find us on Facebook: Find us on Twitter: Find us on Instagram: #livestream #germany #solingen