2 killed, another injured in southwestern Germany stabbing
FOX NewsAPR 20 2022
Germany to Tighten Border Control After Stabbing Incident
Germany to Tighten Border Control After Stabbing Incident
Above: Heavily-armed German police look on as a female colleague checks vehicles arriving from Poland on October 05, 2023 in Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany. Image copyright: Sean Gallup/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images
The Facts
Germany has announced that it will apply further temporary border checks from Sept. 16 in order to stop irregular migration and "protect the people in our country," following the deaths of three people after a stabbing in Solingen last month.
Germany's border totals over 3.7K Kilometres (2.3K Miles). Islamic State have claimed responsibility for August's attack, while German police have arrested a Syrian national in connection to the incident.
Having already established temporary border controls with Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland, this will now be expanded to France, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Denmark.
The Spin
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