Knife attack in Villach: Grief after fatal incident shakes the city!

Knife attack in Villach: Grief after fatal incident shakes the city!

A brutal incident shocked Villach: A 23-year-old Syrian citizen stabbed several passers-by with a folding knife on Saturday afternoon. A 14-year-old boy was fatally injured and three other people suffered life-threatening injuries. The crime took place in the city center, near the main square. The alerted police were able to arrest the perpetrator within a very short time after a witness hit him with a car in order to prevent further attacks like this one The press reported. The background to the cruel act remains unclear.

Chaos in the city center

The weapon the perpetrator used was a folding knife with a four-inch blade. Witnesses reported a chaotic scenario as the attacker randomly attacked passers-by. Four of the victims are Austrians, the fifth victim is an Iraqi citizen, while the citizenship of a sixth victim is still unknown. According to police spokesman Rainer Dionisio, the condition of one of the victims is now stable, while the other three remain in the intensive care unit ORF Salzburg.

Political reactions to the attack are strong and unanimous: Austria's Interior Minister Gerhard Karner announced a press conference for Sunday morning to report on new developments and information about the crime. Politicians from all parties are horrified and are demanding far-reaching consequences. Particular emphasis is placed on the courageous efforts of the witness, who prevented something worse from happening when he stopped the perpetrator with his vehicle. The incident has already sparked debate over security measures and asylum legislation, with politicians seeing the need for stricter measures to prevent such acts in the future.