Austria, Islamic State

Suspect in fatal stabbing in Austria had an 'Islamic terror motive,' officials say
Austrian authorities say they have classified the stabbing attack in a southern city as an “Islamic terror incident.”
Man stabs 5 people in Austria killing 14-year-old in what police describe as a random attack
A 23-year-old man stabbed five passersby in southern Austria on Saturday in what police said was a random attack that left a 14-year-old dead and four others injured.
Suspect in fatal stabbing in Austria had possible Islamic State connection, officials say
Austrian authorities said the stabbing of six people that left a 14-year-old boy dead was carried out by a man with possible connections to the Islamic State group who appeared to have acted alone.
Austria stabbing attack suspect is Syrian migrant who pledged allegiance to Islamic State, officials say
Austrian officials said a Syrian migrant carried out an IS-motivated knife attack a day after Vice President JD Vance derided EU leaders on mass migration.
Austrian Knife Attack Suspect Was Radicalised on TikTok, Officials Say
The 23-year-old Syrian refugee believed to have killed a teenager and injured five other people in a weekend stabbing rampage in the Austrian town of Villach became radicalised quickly by using TikTok,
Islamist Motive Suspected in Austria Stabbing Attack
A 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker suspected of stabbing five people in Villach, Austria, is believed to be a follower of Islamic State (IS), authorities said Sunday. The attack killed a 14-year-old boy and injured five others.
Austria’s far right eyes chancellor’s office despite failed coalition talks
The Freedom Party leader wants to be Austria’s “Volkskanzler,” or Chancellor of the People, a title once embraced by Adolf ...
Coalition talks between the conservative ÖVP and far-right FPÖ in Austria have failed
Regardless of which parties form a government or whether there will be new elections, social cuts, anti-refugee agitation and increasing rearmament spending will be at the centre of the next ...
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Austria's Combative Far-Right Leader Herbert Kickl
VIENNA - While negotiating with the conservatives to form a government, sharp-tongued Herbert Kickl was within reach of ...
Attempt to form Austria's first government led by far right collapses
Talks to form Austria's first coalition government led by the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) collapsed on Wednesday, days ...
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Austrian far-right leader's efforts to form a new government collapse
The leader of Austria's Freedom Party, Herbert Kickl, arrives at his party's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Credit: AP/Heinz-Peter Bader “Austria has no time to ...
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FPÖ's Kickl sees another opening to become Austria's chancellor
After the failure of the coalition talks with the conservative People's Party (ÖVP), the leader of the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), Herbert Kickl, believes that the party's entry into the ...
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A 23-year-old man stabbed 5 people in Austria killing 1 in what police describe as a random attack
I have always said with clarity and unambiguously: Those who live in Carinthia, in Austria, have to respect the law and adjust to our rules and values.” Far-right leader Herbert Kickl said on ...
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Austrian city in shock after a deadly knife attack as migration comes in spotlight
The city of Villach in southern Austria is in shock after a man stabbed six passersby in broad daylight, killing a 14-year-old boy and wounding five others ...