Several dead, many injured after knife attack at a festival in Germany

Several people were killed and many others were injured after a knife attack at a

festival

in the western German city of

Solingen

.
The exact number of

casualties

remains unconfirmed, but

emergency workers

are reportedly fighting to save the lives of nine individuals, according to statements made by festival organizer Philipp Müller, local Solinger Tageblatt newspaper reported.

The incident occurred in the Fronhof, a central square in Solingen, a city of 160,000 residents located near Cologne and Düsseldorf.
The festival marking the city's 650th anniversary began on Friday and was slated to continue through Sunday.
As of now, no arrests have been made.
This is a developing story