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Austria Court Hands Life Sentence over Deadly Villach Knife Attack

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An Austrian court on Wednesday sentenced a 24-year-old Syrian man to life in prison over a jihadist knife attack in Villach.

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During a stabbing attack in February 2025, a 14-year-old dies in Villach, Austria, and five more people are seriously injured. In court, the defendant shows little remorse - he gets a long sentence.

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A 24-year-old IS supporter who carried out an attack in Austria last year has been sentenced to life imprisonment. He stabbed a 14-year-old boy to death and wounded five others in the southern town of Villach.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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He killed a 14-year-old and injured five more people, partly life-threatening: for this, a 24-year-old in Austria was sentenced to life imprisonment. In the trial, he showed no remorse.

·Germany
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In February 2025, a Syrian in Austria killed a teenager with a knife and injured five more people. In court, the perpetrator claims to want to kill again.

·Frankfurt, Germany
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vienna.at broke the news on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
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