Suspect In Deadly Stabbing Attack In Austria Motivated By 'Islamic Terrorism', Say Authorities | World Newsnews24 | News 24
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Suspect in deadly stabbing attack in Austria motivated by ‘Islamic terrorism’, say authorities | World Newsnews24

A man accused of killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring five other people in a stabbing attack in Austria was motivated by “Islamic terrorism”, say authorities.

The victims were attacked in the southern city of Villach on Saturday.

A 23-year-old Syrian man was arrested after the incident.

Interior minister Gerhard Karner said the suspect had alleged ties to the Islamic State group and radicalised himself online within a very short time period.

Speaking in Villach, Mr Karner told reporters that he felt “anger about an Islamist attacker who indiscriminately stabbed innocent people here in this city”.

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