Latest case in Solingen: Police assume that the arrested suspect is a 26-year-old Syrian who turned himself in

IS claimed responsibility for the attack on Saturday evening, saying the attacker was an “Islamic State soldier.” However, the group did not provide any immediate evidence to support this claim.

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The suspect arrested in Solingen, who was involved in a knife attack in which three people were killed and eight injured, is a 26-year-old Syrian, authorities said early Sunday.

The suspect turned himself in and confessed to the crime, according to a joint statement by the Düsseldorf police and public prosecutor's office.

“This individual’s involvement is currently under intensive investigation,” they said.

The details paint a somewhat more complete picture of the report given late Saturday evening by a state official who announced on German television the arrest of the man whom authorities had been searching for for 24 hours since the attack.

The attack, which the terrorist militia “Islamic State” claimed responsibility for, occurred on Friday evening during a festival celebrating the city's 650-year history.

The suspect is linked to a refugee home in Solingen, which was searched on Saturday, authorities said.

Der Spiegel reported, citing unnamed security sources, that the suspect's clothing was smeared with blood.

The police declined to immediately comment on the Spiegel report.

North Rhine-Westphalia's Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst described the attack on Saturday as an act of terrorism.