By Matthias Inverardi, Petra Wischgoll and Tom Sims
SOLINGEN, Germany (Reuters) -A man suspected of a stabbing rampage in the western German town of Solingen has been taken into police custody, a state official told German television on Saturday, some 24 hours after the attack that killed three people.
North Rhine-Westphalia’s interior minister Herbert Reul told the ARD broadcaster that he was “a bit relieved” after authorities spent the day following a “hot lead” that lead to the arrest.
The Islamic State group earlier claimed responsibility for Friday’s knife attack that also wounded eight people.
Police spent the day conducting a manhunt, making two arrests that were likely not the perpetrator, Reul said.
“The real suspect is the one that…
