One dead as man stabs six people in random attack in southern Austria

The scene of the stabbing in Villach (Wiesflecker/Kleine Zeitung/AP)
The scene of the stabbing in Villach (Wiesflecker/Kleine Zeitung/AP)

A man stabbed six people in southern Austria on Saturday in what police said was a random attack that left a 14-year-old dead and four others injured.

The man, 23, was detained in the city of Villach, where the attack took place, police said.

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