Teenage boy dies and five injured in knife attack in Austria
A suspect was detained in the city of Villach after a 14-year-old boy died
A 14-year-old boy has died and five other people have been injured in a knife attack in southern Austria on Saturday, according to police, who said they had arrested a 23-year-old suspect.
The suspect was detained in the city of Villach, where the attack took place, police said on Saturday. He is a Syrian national with legal residence in Austria, they said.
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