Mourning and horror: Villach after the brutal stabble attack!

Mourning and horror: Villach after the brutal stabble attack!

grayish and shocking: In Austria, more precisely in Villach, a 23-year-old Syrian committed a knife attack in which a 14-year-old boy lost his life and five other people were seriously injured. According to reports from the 5min.at , the condition of the injured is now stable, and they are cared for in the hospital in intensive care. The perpetrator who came to Austria because he could not stay in Germany due to an attempted fraud with a fake passport is now held responsible due to the acts committed in advance.

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The investigators assume an Islamist background of the attack. As the Fuldaer Zeitung , the perpetrator is also said to have been radicalized on the Internet and even IS-propaganda material in his apartment have obsessed. According to his own statements, he planned to kill "men of military age". When he stabbed passers -by in the afternoon of February 15th in the city center, a compatriot who worked as a food supplier stopped the attacker by a targeted attack with his car, which may prevent worse.

The incident triggered a wave of grief and horror in Villach. The city canceled all events to express the grief for the victim. The political leadership now calls for stricter measures in asylum and integration policy as well as a review of the security precautions. Memorial events and support for those affected are organized to stand together in this difficult time.