The stab wounds in Austria that killed a 14-year-old boy and injured five others were attacked by Muslims, Austrian officials said.
The attack took place on Saturday in Villach, a town near the border between Italy and Slovenia, with the three injured people in intensive care, authorities said.
A 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker who was detained at the scene was charged with murder and attempted murder.
Home Minister Gerhard Kerner said the flag of the Islamic State Group was found in the suspect’s apartment, but state police chief Michaela Kohlweis said he had pledged allegiance to the group.
At a press conference on Sunday, Karner said this was “an Islamist attack by IS Links by attackers who have been radicalized online via the internet in a very short time, according to previous research. .
“So those in a position of responsibility, the police and the authorities must then draw the necessary conclusions.”
Kerner said the suspect had a valid residence permit, no criminal history and had not previously attracted the attention of authorities.
Authorities previously said the suspect had a temporary residence permit and had been waiting for a decision on his asylum application.
The attack took place near the town’s main square around local time (15:00 GMT).
On Sunday, authorities confirmed the age of the injured people. There are two other victims, two 15-year-olds, 28-year-olds, 32-year-olds, and 36-year-olds. Five of them are Austrians and one is Turkish.
Three are in intensive care, one is in stable condition, and the other is outpatient treatment.
Syrian birth workers who were driving the car as attackers also helped prevent more injuries, police said.
The attack saw the far-right Liberal Party for the first time in national debate over asylum law and last year’s elections.
The party fails to form a coalition government, and Austrian President Alexander van der Belen will either call a snap election, form a minority government, or invite other political parties or groups of experts to power. They were trying to form or not.
Liberal Party head Herbert Kickle grabbed Austria on Saturday in a Villach attack, saying that “stricken crackdown on asylum” was needed.
On Sunday, Kerner said police and authorities needed “legal reforms” and called for screening certain groups, including asylum seekers in Syria and Afghanistan.
