Stabbing Attack in Villach Leaves One Dead

A 14-year-old boy was killed and four others injured in a stabbing incident in Villach, Austria. A 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker was arrested following the attack.


Stabbing Attack in Villach Leaves One Dead

In the town of Villach in southern Austria, a 14-year-old was killed, and four other people were injured as a result of a knife attack, police reported. Police representative Rainer Dionisio stated that "the man attacked by a passerby in a random manner."

"Next to the bus station in Villach, an Austrian teenager was killed in the attack. Four other individuals were injured, one of them with serious injuries," added Dionisio.

The suspect in the attack is a 30-year-old Syrian refugee. The police established that the suspect has psychological problems. "He did not show resistance during the arrest," noted the police representative.