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Mourning rally for the victims of the fatal fire and their relatives. © Christoph Reichwein/dpa
After the suspected arson in an apartment building in Solingen, the police are still looking for possible perpetrators. An initially suspect was able to present an alibi.
Solingen - In the case of the apartment building in Solingen that was allegedly intentionally set on fire with four deaths, a man who was temporarily arrested is now at large again. The man was released after a lengthy interrogation after his alibi was checked, prosecutor Heribert Kaune-Gebhardt told the German Press Agency on Friday. There is “no urgent suspicion” of a crime.
The investigation will now continue “open-ended in all directions”. “Every tip will be investigated,” said the spokesman. No other suspects are in police custody. However, “many clues” emerged from the investigation. There is still no evidence of a racist background in the fire in Solingen, south of Wuppertal.
During the devastating fire on Tuesday night, a family from Bulgaria was unable to escape from the attic of the house. The 28 and 29-year-old parents died along with their three-year-old toddler and an infant who was only five months old. The baby's body was only found hours later in the badly burned attic. The family had only recently come from Bulgaria, Kaune-Gebhardt confirmed a WDR report.
According to the public prosecutor's office, three injured people are being treated in intensive care after the major fire in the apartment building. According to the public prosecutor's office, this is also a family with a child coming from Bulgaria. dpa