A person has stabbed 5 individuals in southern Austria, together with a 14-year-old boy who has died from his accidents.
The 23-year-old man attacked 5 passersby in Villach on Saturday afternoon, in response to police.
Officers stated the suspect is a Syrian nationwide with authorized residence in Austria and has been detained.
A 42-year previous man, who was driving by and noticed the incident from his automobile, drove in the direction of the suspect and helped stop issues from getting worse, police spokesperson Rainer Dionisio informed Austria’s public broadcaster ORF.
The victims had been all male and aged between 14 and 32. Two had been critically injured and two sustained minor accidents, and {the teenager} died, police stated.
Mr Dionisio stated that they had not but decided a motive however had been investigating the suspect’s background.
“We have to wait until we get secure information,” he stated.
The weekend assault shocked individuals within the metropolis of Villach, a southern city within the province of Carinthia, which borders Italy and Slovenia.
Carinthia governor Peter Kaiser expressed his sympathy for the household of the teenage boy who was killed.
“This outrageous atrocity must be met with harsh consequences,” he stated.
“I have always said with clarity and unambiguously – those who live in Carinthia, in Austria, have to respect the law and adjust to our rules and values.”
Police stated it was unclear whether or not the suspect had been performing on his personal or with different individuals, and are persevering with to search for potential additional suspects.
In the meantime in Germany on Saturday, police confirmed a two-year-old woman and her mom had died after a automobile had been pushed right into a crowd in Munich on Thursday.
