In a day that should have scrolled like everyone else in the quiet town of Villachin the south of Austria, peace was abruptly interrupted by a gesture of unprecedented violence. A 23 -year -old young man from the Syriasowed terror in the central square, perpetrating an attack with the knife that left the community upset and in the grip of anguish.
The accident occurred in full light of the day, with the attacker that hit five peopleleaving behind a tragic balance that includes the death of a boy of only fourteen years. The ferocity of the attack has thrown the inhabitants of Villach in a spiral of fear. Fortunately, the timely intervention of a motorist, present on the site at the time of the attack, allowed to immobilize and stop the young Syrianpreventing further damage.
Following this serious episode, Local law enforcement agenciessupported by the State Security Office of the State and the fight against extremism, have started a vast security operation, including the search for a possible second author of the attack, although this hypothesis is still being examined by the investigations.
The institutional response to the event was immediate and massive, with the use of two police helicopters to supervise the area and activation of the Task Force Cobraknown for their specialization in quick responses to critical situations.
The inhabitants of Villach described the feeling of being in a horror film scene. “Everything happened so quickly”, he told one of the witnessesunderlining the speed with which the attack has broken the tranquility of the place.
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