Deadly Austria stabbing was 'Islamist attack', interior minister says

Feb 16, 2025 - 15:00
Deadly Austria stabbing was 'Islamist attack', interior minister says
Austria's Interior Minister Gerhard Karner on Sunday said that the stabbing attack in Villach, which killed a teenager and injured five others, was an "Islamist attack". The suspect, a 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker, was reportedly radicalised online.