Teenage boy killed, 4 injured in Austria knife assault

KABUL (Pajhwok): A 14-year-old boy has been killed and four others wounded in a knife attack in Austria, a media report said on Sunday.

The attack occurred in Villach city on Saturday, Voice of America (VOA) reported.

Police have detained the suspect, a 23-year-old Syrian asylum-seeker, in connection with the attack. He had a valid residence permit and no criminal record.

Police spokesperson Rainer Dionisio said a motive was not immediately known.

He added that police were investigating the attacker's personal background. "We have to wait until we get secure information," he said.

The attack comes just two days after a suspected Afghan asylum seeker rammed a car into people in the city of Munich in neighbouring Germany, killing two people and wounding 37 others.

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