A 14 -year -old boy died and injured five others in Austria, an Islamist attack, Austrian officials said.
Officials said the attack took place on Saturday with Italy and Slovenia in a city Vilk near the border, and three injured in three intensive care.
A 23 -year -old Syrian refugee, who was detained at the scene, The murder has been accused and attempted murder.
Internal Minister Gerhard Knerner said that his apartment had found a flag of an Islamic State Group, while state police chief Michela Khalis said that he had taken an oath of allegiance to the group.
Speaking at a news conference on Sunday, Karner said that it is a “link by an attacker with an” Islamic attack, which so far, clearly online, through the Internet, fundamentalist within a very short time Was.
“So in a state of responsibility, the police, officers, should draw necessary conclusions from him.”
Karner said that the suspect had a legitimate residence permit, no criminal records, and did not draw the attention of the officers earlier.
Officials had earlier stated that the suspect had a temporary residence permit and was waiting for a decision on his refuge application.
The attack took place around the city’s main section 16:00 local time (15:00 GMT).
On Sunday, the authorities confirmed the age of the people who were injured: two 15-year-old children, 28, 32 and 36 with other victims. Five of them are Austrian citizens and one is Türkiye.
Three are in intensive care, one is in a stable position and the other is receiving outpatient treatment.
A delivery worker, also a Syrian man who drove his vehicle in the attacker helped to stop more injuries, the police said.
The attack came between a national debate on refuge laws and an election last year, which saw that for the first time, the freedom party came to the top.
The party has failed to form a coalition government, so that Austria President Alexander Van Der Bellen has to weigh whether to call a Snap election, to form a minority government or invite a group of other parties or experts and Invites to create a administration.
Freedom Party chief Herbert Kikal on Saturday confiscated a Willlac attack, saying that Austria needs “rigid rift on asylum”.
On Sunday, Karner said that there is a need to be “legal reform” for police and officials and called for screening of some groups, such as shelters from Syria and Afghanistan.
