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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday called for the perpetrator in the fatal knife attack on the western city of Solingen to be punished quickly and severely. “We feel deeply what a terrible crime this is. It moves us all, and none of us will forget it,” Scholz said on a visit to the crime scene, adding that he was “furious.” The attack on Friday took place at a market square in Solingen’s city centre during the Festival of Diversity, which was being thrown to celebrate the city’s 650th anniversary. Three people were killed and eight others injured, with the 26-year-old suspect subsequently…

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