Villach mayor praises Alaaeddin al-Halabi, who intervened in knife attack that killed 14-year-old and injured five othersA Syrian migrant living in Austria has been hailed as a hero after he rammed his car into an attacker, bringing down a radicalised assailant who had killed one teenager and left five others injured.The stabbing, described by Austria’s interior minister as having been carried out by a Syrian man who was legally living in the country and who had become radicalised by the Islamic State group, happened on Saturday in the southern Austrian city of Villach. Continue reading...
A Syrian delivery driver in Austria, Alaaeddin al-Halabi, was hailed as a hero after he rammed his car into a radicalized attacker, who had killed a 14-year-old boy and injured five others in Villach. The attacker, a Syrian man legally residing in Austria and radicalized by ISIS, was subdued by al-Halabi, who downplayed the "hero" label. Austria's interior minister described the attack as an act of terrorism. Meanwhile, right-wing politicians used the incident to push for stricter migration policies, while the Syrian community in Austria expressed grief and distanced itself from the attacker, emphasizing their peaceful coexistence in the country.
