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Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz lays a flower at a church, near the scene of a knife attack, in Solingen, Germany, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024.

Video. Germany's Scholz vows tougher knife laws after Solingen stabbings

Updated: 27/08/2024 - 14:15 GMT+2

The German chancellor spoke after laying a white flower at a makeshift memorial in the western German city.

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