Authorities have said that a stabbing attack in Austria that left a 14-year-old boy dead and five others injured was an “Islamic terror incident”
A 23-year-old Syrian man was arrested after the stabbing in the southern city of Villach on Saturday.
Gerhard Karner, the interior minister, said the suspect had alleged ties to the Islamic State group and had been radicalised online within a short time period.
Governor Peter Kaiser has asked for the “harshest consequence” following the attack.
Gerhard Karner, the interior minister, said the suspect had alleged ties to the Islamic State group
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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!”
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