Villach in grief: terrorist attack shocks students and parents

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On February 17, 2025, ORF reports on the terrorist attack in Villach, student care and the consequences for the community.

Villach in grief: terrorist attack shocks students and parents

in Villach there is great grief after the shocking terrorist act on Saturday, in which a 14-year-old student died. In a special edition of the "ZIB Special" this evening at 8:15 p.m. in ORF 2, the situation is discussed after the incident. Tobias Pötzelsberger and Susanne Höggerl are expected to address. This special broadcast is primarily concerned with the support of the students who are affected by this violent death of a classmate and illuminated which measures are necessary to prevent such tragedies in the future, such as kaernten.orf.at reports.

The alleged perpetrator is already in custody, but a number of questions remain unresolved: How do social media like Tikok influence radicalizing currents? Is it imperative to provide the authorities better tools in order to identify potential perpetrators at an early stage? The feeling of security in the population urgently needs to be restored. The ORF 2 show "Topic" at 9:10 p.m. will provide further information on Tuesday, February 18, at 5:30 p.m., another "ZiB Special" with a commemoration march and an ecumenical service from the main parish church of Villach href = "https://www.ots.at/presseausendung/ots_20250217_ots0120/zib-zial-nach-dem-terrorakt-heute-15-in-orf-2-auf-orf-on"> ots.at highlighted.

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