Family Stabbed in Vienna Knife Attack, Police Say

TIME/AP ^ | 3/6/18 | Donald Zak

[Haiku Guy]

(VIENNA) — Austrian police said at least three people were injured in a knife attack Wednesday on the streets of Vienna, with the attacker possibly injuring a fourth nearby.

Vienna police said the attack happened at about 7:45 p.m. on Praterstrasse in the heart of Vienna.

“According to eyewitnesses a man has attacked three persons — a man, his wife and their adult daughter,” police spokesman Patrick Maierhofer told The Associated Press. “The three persons suffered heavy to life-threatening injuries and are currently in a hospital.”

[Haiku Guy]

Not a shooting, so it doesn't count.

[EdnaMode]

Blame the National Knife Association.

[rigelkentaurus]

And I’m thinking - it’s a mooselimb perp.

[Haiku Guy]

Could be. No word yet.

The first three victims were related, so it is less random than the typical terrorist attack.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Amish. Gotta be Amish.
(But then again, I’m obviously prejudiced.) /sarchasm - That gaping whole between a liberal-socialist and the real world.)

[Snickering Hound]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/07/several-injured-vienna-knife-attack/

Male Afghani in custody.

[null and void]

I don’t see how that follows, it could simply be that they were within arms reach of a sudden jihadist.

[Haiku Guy]

See Post #6

Afghani

[bgill]

If the husband had been carrying a gun, this wouldn’t be the outcome. He failed to protect his wife and daughter.

[null and void]

WHOA! Didn't see that coming!

[Salvey]

Afghani: monetary unit of Afghanistan

Afghan: an inhabitant of Afghanistan

[Enten]

Likely sudden jihad syndrome.

[PapaBear3625]

In 2017, a coalition of conservative parties won in Austria, with the right-wing Freedom Party getting control of the Interior Ministry (which controls the police).

I'm still waiting to see any difference.

[UCANSEE2]

I don’t see how that follows, it could simply be that they were within arms reach of a sudden jihadist.

I agree. It is highly probably the THREE family members were walking or standing very closely together. The fourth victim (stabbed 30 minutes later) was probably BY HIMSELF.

As for the article in post #6, it doesn't state whether he was a Muslim/Jihadist or anything.

I wouldn't bet against it, though.

[House Atreides]

“...A male citizen of Afghanistan was later arrested...”
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I guess it could be an Afghan Christian tourist on vacation in Austria, right?

[Haiku Guy]

I’m a linguistic dinosaur

[I want the USA back]

Another mucking fuzzy acting out his ideology.

[Salvey]

So am I at times.

[Enchante]

Well since the Afghan population is about 99.9% Muslim, odds are the guy is Muslim.

[semaj]

It’s weird. I spent considerable time in both Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and never recall hearing about this kind of knife attack happening in either of those countries.