Chancellor Scholz Pledges Tougher Stance on Deportations After Solingen Attack

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has committed to increasing deportations and reducing irregular migration following a mass stabbing in Solingen, which left three people dead. The attack, allegedly by a Syrian Islamic State member, has intensified political debates on asylum policies and violent crime ahead of state elections.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed to step up deportations and bring down irregular migration on Monday during a visit to the city of Solingen, where three people were killed in a mass stabbing over the weekend.

"This was terrorism, terrorism against us all," Scholz told reporters in the western city after laying a flower at the site of the attack in memory of the victims.

The attack, which investigators believe was carried out by a suspected Islamic State member from Syria, has fueled political tensions over asylum and deportation rules as well as violent crime ahead of three state elections next month.

(With inputs from agencies.)