A teenager has died after being stabbed during a knife rampage that saw several people attacked in southern Austria.
A 23-year-old male suspect reportedly attacked several people on a street in Villach, Austria this afternoon.
Detectives in the city said one person died and four people were injured during the horror attack.
A spokesman said the arrested suspect is a Syrian national, and did not rule out a second perpetrator.
The incident took place in Villach, Austria this afternoon
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Governor Peter Kaiser has asked for the “harshest consequence” following the attack.
He said: “This unbelievable atrocity must have the harshest consequences! I have always said very clearly and unequivocally: anyone who lives in Carinthia, in Austria, must respect the law and must adapt to our rules and values.
“Anyone who violates these rules must face the harshest consequences – they must be put on trial, imprisoned and deported!”
Rainer Dionisio, head of public relations at the Carinthian State Police said: “This is an extraordinary act. Something like this is unprecedented in Carinthia The background to the act is still unknown, and the entire environment is now being investigated.”
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