Austria: One dead, four injured in knife attack

A 23-year-old antheral randomly stabbed 5 bystanders successful the confederate Austrian metropolis of Villach connected Saturday, constabulary said.

A 14-year-old lad was killed successful the attack, and 4 different radical were injured. The injured were aged between 14 and 32

The suspected attacker was arrested. He is a Syrian asylum seeker with a valid residence licence and nary transgression record, according to preliminary information, constabulary spokesperson Rainer Dionisio told the French AFP quality agency.

What bash we cognize astir the incident?

The incidental occurred soon earlier 4 p.m. section clip (1500 GMT) successful the halfway of Villach, the superior of the Austrian authorities of Carinthia.

According to Dionisio, a nutrient transportation operator saw the onslaught and rammed his conveyance into the assailant, who suffered insignificant injuries and was arrested "right aft the attack."

Police said it wasn't wide whether the fishy acted unsocial and were continuing to hunt for different imaginable suspects. His motives were besides unclear, and constabulary were investigating his idiosyncratic background.

"We person to hold until we get unafraid information," Dionisio said.

The onslaught comes conscionable 2 days aft a car-ramming onslaught successful the German metropolis of Munich. A two-year-old miss and her parent died from injuries sustained successful that attack.

Edited by: Rana Taha