A 23-year-old man stabbed five passersby in Villach, Austria, leaving a 14-year-old dead and four injured in a random attack. The suspect, a Syrian national with legal residence in Austria, was detained. Police are still investigating a motive. The victims were all men, with two seriously injured and two with minor injuries. Politicians expressed condolences and called for a tough response to such crimes. Far-right leader Herbert Kickl blamed politicians for allowing such acts to become common in Austria and called for stricter immigration laws. Conservative and Social Democratic leaders also called for justice and preventive measures. Austria’s Interior Minister was expected to visit Villach, where a mourning zone was planned. Police are continuing to investigate and search for potential additional suspects. The number of asylum seekers in Austria has decreased in recent years. Several European countries, including Austria, have suspended decisions on asylum claims by Syrians due to the political situation in their homeland. The issue of migration has become prominent in European politics, with far-right parties gaining ground. In Germany, a car-ramming attack involving immigrants resulted in the death of a 2-year-old girl and her mother, adding to concerns about immigration ahead of upcoming elections.
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