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| Teenager dead and four injured in knife attack in Austria | Teenager dead and four injured in knife attack in Austria |
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| A Syrian national has been detained by police after stabbing at least five in the city of Villach | A Syrian national has been detained by police after stabbing at least five in the city of Villach |
| A knife attack occurred in the southern Austrian city of Villach on Saturday, leaving one teenager dead and at least four other people wounded. The suspect, identified as a 23-year-old Syrian national, was apprehended by police in the aftermath of the incident. | |
| The victim was a 14-year-old teenager, police spokesman Rainer Dionisio told AFP. The motive behind the attack was not immediately clear, and the investigation is still ongoing. | |
| “A man randomly attacked passers-by with a knife,” the spokesman said. | |
| A 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker randomly stabbed five people on the street near the Drau Bridge in Villach, killing a 14-year-old boy. A food delivery driver stopped the attack by hitting him with a car. One suspect is in custody, others may still be on the run. #Villachpic.twitter.com/3ACokcC9x6 | |
| Two of the four people injured received serious wounds, with the others suffering light injuries, Austrian national broadcaster ORF reported. The attack was apparently interrupted by a delivery worker who drove his vehicle at the suspect, preventing further harm, police told the outlet. The authorities have not ruled out the possibility that a second perpetrator may have been involved. | |
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