Multiple dead after stabbing attack at festival in western Germany

Bild newspaper reported a man knifed passers-by at random at the festival at around 9:45 p.m. and that at least three people were dead and multiple wounded.

Witnesses said the perpetrator was at large, the paper said.

The mayor of the city confirmed there were dead and injured due to an attack, but did not go into details.

"It tears my heart apart that there was an attack on our city. I have tears in my eyes when I think of those we have lost. I pray for all those who are still fighting for their lives," Mayor Tim-Oliver Kurzbach said in a statement.