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German police arrest suspect in knife attack

German police say a Syrian man has confessed to carrying out a mass stabbing attack in the city of Solingen that killed three people and injured eight.

German police say a Syrian man, suspected of being a member of the Islamic State group, has confessed to carrying out a mass stabbing attack in the city of Solingen that killed three people and injured eight.

Also in the programme: Life in and around the Russian town of Kursk under Ukrainian invasion; and a new film about the story of Kneecap -- the rap band that's become a cultural icon in Northern Ireland.

Joining presenter Julian Worricker are Karin von Hippel, Director-General of the defence thinktank RUSI, an independent defence and security research centre in London; and David Patrikarakos, British author and journalist, foreign correspondent for Unherd, an online news and current affairs publication here in the UK.

(Photo: Flowers and candles are placed near the scene of knife attack, in Solingen, Germany. Credit: CHRISTOPHER NEUNDORF/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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