Villach, Austria—A 14-year-old boy was killed and four others critically injured in a knife attack, with police detaining a Syrian asylum seeker
A 14-year-old boy has died, and four others have been critically injured following a knife attack near the main square of Villach, Austria.
Police have arrested the suspect, a 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker. Authorities believe the attack was random, though the motive remains unclear. They have not ruled out the possibility of a second attacker.
According to police, a delivery driver helped prevent further casualties by driving toward the suspect.
The governor of Carinthia, Peter Kaiser, has expressed his condolences to the victim’s family.
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