Syrian stabs people on street in Austrian town, killing one, police say
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 15, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 15, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

A Syrian man attacked people in Villach, Austria, killing one and injuring four. The suspect is in custody, with motives still unknown.
ZURICH (Reuters) - A 23-year-old Syrian stabbed several people on a street in the centre of the Austrian town of Villach on Saturday, killing a 14-year old boy and injuring four other people, police said, adding that the suspected attacker had been arrested.
Further details, such as whether the attacker knew any of the victims, remained unclear, a spokesperson for the police in the southern state of Carinthia said. The injured were aged between 14 and 32, he added.
(Reporting by Paul Arnold in Zurich; Writing by Francois Murphy in Vienna; editing by Barbara Lewis)
The article discusses a stabbing incident in Villach, Austria, where a Syrian man attacked multiple people, resulting in one death.
A 23-year-old Syrian man was the attacker, and the victims were aged between 14 and 32.
The suspect has been arrested by the Austrian police, and further details are pending investigation.
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