Teenager dead and four injured in knife attack in Austria

A Syrian national has been detained by police after stabbing at least five in the city of Villach

A knife attack occurred in the southern Austrian city of Villach on Saturday, leaving one teenager dead and at least four other people wounded. The suspect, identified as a 23-year-old Syrian national, was apprehended by police in the aftermath of the incident.

The victim was a 14-year-old teenager, police spokesman Rainer Dionisio told AFP. The motive behind the attack was not immediately clear, and the investigation is still ongoing.

“A man randomly attacked passers-by with a knife,” the spokesman said.

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