One dead, four injured in knife attack in Austria: police

One dead, four injured in knife attack in Austria: police

A knife attack in southern Austria on Saturday resulted in the death of a 14-year-old boy and left four others injured. Police have apprehended a 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker in connection with the incident.

A 14-year-old boy died and four other people were injured in a knife attack in southern Austria on Saturday, police said, adding they have arrested a 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker.

"A man randomly attacked passers-by with a knife," police spokesman Rainer Dionisio told AFP of the incident in the city of Villach. "One victim, a 14-year-old boy, died."


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