Police search for the man who killed 3 in a knife attack in the German city of Solingen

SOLINGEN, Germany (AP) — Special police units on Saturday joined the search for an unknown knifeman who cut the throats of revelers at a crowded festival in the western German city of Solingen, killing three people and wounding at least eight others, four of them seriously.

A 15-year-old boy was arrested early Saturday. Police said he was suspected of knowing about the planned attack and failing to inform authorities, but he was not the attacker.

Markus Caspers, from the counterterrorism section of the public prosecutors office, told a news conference on Saturday that authorities have not found the perpetrator.

“So far we have not been able to identify a motive, but

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