Villach, Feb. 17 -- One person was killed and five others were injured in stabbings on Saturday in the centre of the town of Villach, with a man from Syria being arrested at the scene, the New York Times reported.

Citing the officials, the New York Times reported that the Syrian asylum seeker who killed a teenager and injured five other people in a knife attack, was inspired by the Islamic State militant group.

The man, who was detained after the attack on Saturday, had become radicalized online, said Austria's interior minister, Gerhard Karner. The police said they believed that the victims were chosen randomly.

Citing the Interior ministry, the New York Times said that the suspect is 23 years old, came to Austria from Syria in 2020 a...