Knife attack in Villach: Victim describes horror ride and fear!

Knife attack in Villach: Victim describes horror ride and fear!

There was a dramatic incident in Villach last Saturday in which a Syrian attacker attacked several people with a knife. In this most brutal attack, a 31-year-old man, an acquaintance of one of the victims, was slightly injured in the forearm and also received a dose of pepper spray. Both men required medical treatment, while the perpetrator is now on the run. Police spokeswoman Anna Gutt explained that “differences of opinion due to previous problems” were the trigger for the violent confrontation orf.at reported.

The condition of three seriously injured people who were taken to hospital after the knife attack is serious but stable; she is being treated in the intensive care unit. Another victim, Daniel, who has now been released from hospital, said that at the moment of the attack he was trying to help the first victim before he himself was targeted by the attacker. He describes the situation as terrible and notes that the perpetrator seemed to him like a 'teenager' who seemed to enjoy the tense situation. “I just had to run because what are you supposed to do against someone who is armed?” Daniel remembered as he fled into a courtyard. “I am grateful and happy to have escaped death,” he added. He expressed concern about the fears of the population and encouraged them not to be intimidated: “On the contrary, we should go out and stand by our city,” was his urgent call oe24.at documented.