A 14-year-old boy has died after being stabbed during a knife rampage that saw several people stabbed.
A 23-year-old male suspect reportedly attacked several people on a street in Villach, Austria just before 4pm local time this afternoon (February 15).
According to police, a one person died and four people were injured during the horror attack.
Police say the attack occurred near Villach's main square in the city centre. The arrested suspect is a Syrian national as police say they are yet to rule out a second perpetrator.
According to local media website BVZ, a witness to the attack drove his car at the suspect after seeing the horrific attack.
Police say the incident could have been worse if it had not been for a 42-year-old delivery driver, who is also Syrian, after he used his vehicle to stop the suspects reported rampage.
A search is now underway across the city for the second suspect before police can rule it out. Police believe the attack was randomly carried out and the victims were not known to the suspect.
An investigation is now being carried out to see if the suspect had links to terrorism, police explained.
Local reports also identified a 32-year-old man as being injured, but no other information has been given other than all of them were male.
Rainer Dionisio, head of public relations at the Carinthian State Police said: "This is an extraordinary act. Something like this is unprecedented in Carinthia The background to the act is still unknown, and the entire environment is now being investigated."
According to Daili.at, Governor Peter Kaiser has asked for the "harshest consequence" following the attack.
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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