On Saturday before 16:00 local time came to cutter attack Near the market in the center of Villach in Austria.
The local police said that the perpetrator is 23-year-old Syrianstaying in the country legally. The uniforms added that the man There is no criminal past.
Austria. A cutter attack. New information
Austrian investigators, on which the local information agency appoints, believe that The motives of the Saturday attack are associated with the Islamic State. On Sunday, these reports were confirmed by Interior Minister Gerhard Karner.
He added The perpetrator of the attack was an Islamist who “in a short time” radicalized via the Internet. In addition, the carner emphasized at a press conference that “the attacker had not attracted the attention of the authorities”.
The head of the police in Carinthia, where Villach is located, in turn added that the 23-year-old Syrian “sworn loyalty to Islam”. The services also mentioned that the man He applied for asylum in Austria. The accounts of witnesses show that the perpetrator allegedly shouting “Allahu Akbar” – which in Arabic means “God is great” – when he attacked people.
A cutter attack in Austria. A 14-year-old is dead
In the cutter attack in Villach A 14-year-old boy was killed and five other people were injured. The Reuters agency said that three of the injured people are still in the intensive care unit.
After a deadly attack on passers -by Carinthia plunged into mourning. All bars and restaurants located around the Old Market Square were closed, where the incident occurred. On Saturday, the previously planned carnival fun was canceled.
The attack in Villach took place only a few days after in Munich in Germany The 24-year-old Afghan drove into a crowd of peoplewhich gathered in protest in the city center. At least 39 people were injured, and a 37-year-old woman and her two-year-old daughter lost their lives. The perpetrator pleaded guilty, he probably acted for religious reasons.