Austrian Teen Killed in Villach Stabbing Linked to Islamic State
- A 14-year-old boy was killed in a stabbing attack that injured six others, with possible ties to the Islamic State group.
- The police discovered Islamic State flags in the suspect's apartment during a search, according to Michaela Kohlwei.
- Austria's president, Alexander Van der Bellen, described the attack as 'horrific.'
- Mayor Gunther Albel stated that the attack was a 'stab in the heart of the city.
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The 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker who stabbed a 14-year-old boy to death and injured five others in Austria on Saturday was laughing when he was arrested. "He is an Islamist with IS ties who became radicalized in a short time via TikTok," Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said at a press conference. He announced mass checks against asylum seekers with a Syrian or Afghan background.
Suspect In Fatal Stabbing In Southern Austria Had ‘Islamic Terror Motive,’ Officials Say
Vienna: Austrian authorities on the stabbing of five passersby in southern Austria that left a 14-year-old boy dead on Saturday said that, the act was carried out by a man suspect with possible connections to the Islamic State group who appeared to have acted alone. The Suspect,
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