{"id":120611,"date":"2024-08-24T10:52:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T10:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/24\/germany-stabbing-attack-dj-topic-says-he-was-told-to-play-on-to-avoid-mass-panic-during-festival\/"},"modified":"2024-08-24T10:52:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T10:52:15","slug":"germany-stabbing-attack-dj-topic-says-he-was-told-to-play-on-to-avoid-mass-panic-during-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/24\/germany-stabbing-attack-dj-topic-says-he-was-told-to-play-on-to-avoid-mass-panic-during-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany stabbing attack: DJ Topic says he was told to play on ‘to avoid mass panic’ during festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A musician playing at a festival in Germany at which three people were killed in a knife attack has told how he continued performing “to avoid causing a mass panic”.<\/p>\n

DJ and producer Topic shared a statement on Instagram following the attack in his hometown of Solingen, near Dusseldorf, on Friday night, saying he continued on stage as the incident unfolded.<\/p>\n

Three people died and eight were injured<\/strong><\/a>, five of them seriously wounded. German<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>police have not yet made any arrests and a manhunt is currently under way.<\/p>\n

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In his statement, Topic said it was “incredibly hard” but he kept playing, and later went into hiding nearby as police helicopters “circled” overhead.<\/p>\n

“During my set, security personnel from the city came to me and asked me to please continue playing to avoid causing a mass panic, as there were already people killed by a stabbing attacker,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

“So I kept playing, even though it was incredibly hard. After about 10-15 minutes, the music was finally stopped, and the people were informed about the incident.”<\/p>\n

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People were reportedly stabbed at random in the Fronhof market square, where live musicians were playing, in the western city of Solingen at about 9.45pm local time on Friday.<\/p>\n

People had gathered for the Festival of Diversity which started on Friday to mark the 650th anniversary of the 160,000-strong city.<\/p>\n

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Topic, who is known for hits including My Heart Goes (La Di Da) with British singer Becky Hill, and ATB remix Your Love (9PM), went on to say: “I still can’t believe it\u2026 this was supposed to be a free festival for everyone. Really close friends of mine were there with their small kids\u2026<\/p>\n

“I’m writing all this while a helicopter is still flying over the house where I grew up as a kid, in a ‘small’ town in Germany. What’s happening to this world\u2026<\/p>\n

“My thoughts are with all the victims.”<\/p>\n

Solingen is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous state, bordering the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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