On 15 February 2025, a mass stabbing occurred in Villach, Carinthia, Austria. A 14-year-old boy was killed and five others were injured before a passing motorist disrupted the attack by ramming the perpetrator, a 23-year-old Syrian man, who was subsequently arrested by police.
An investigation has classified the stabbing as an Islamist terrorist incident. The perpetrator was found to have been inspired by the Islamic State. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in May 2026.
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