Horror in Villach: Syrian stabs passers -by - a dead, several injuries!

Horror in Villach: Syrian stabs passers -by - a dead, several injuries!

Villach, Österreich - in Villach there was a shocking incident on Saturday afternoon that frightened the city. A 23-year-old Syrian stabbed passers-by indiscriminately with a knife and left a fatality and four injuries, two of whom were seriously injured. The 14-year-old young person, who succumbed to the heavy stab wounds, practically bled at the scene. Rainer Dionisio, the police spokesman, was stunned by the extraordinary and brutal deed: "I have not seen anything like this in 20 years of press work," reported the Krone .

After the police and the Cobra commando were alerted, a brave food supplier, who is also a Syrian, could ram the attacker with his car and possibly prevent worse things. "He wanted to go towards the city center, there were children on the street. I couldn't allow that. I have children myself!" the supplier explained his heroic act. The incident occurred on the main square around 4 p.m., and a large search was immediately initiated according to a possible second perpetrator, but the investigation is now mainly focused on the individual offender, such as the Kleine Zeitung reported. The authorities are still unclear about the motif, but an Islamist motive is considered.

The brutal attack has triggered a ghostly mood in Villach. Many locals closed their doors for security reasons, and the police presence was increased throughout the city. Governor Peter Kaiser (SPÖ) was shaken by the incidents and both colleagues and other politicians expressed the attack sharply. In the middle of this tense situation, the police asks to provide possible witnesses and recordings of the incident to advance the investigation.