Austria’s fatal stabbing suspect had Islamic terror motive
Vienna, Feb 16: Austrian authorities said the stabbing of six passersby 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. The suspect, a 23-year-old Syrian, was arrested after the attack in the southern city of Villach on Saturday. Five others were wounded, two of them seriously. “This is an Islamist attack with an IS connection by an attacker who radicalized himself within a very short time via the internet online,” said Interior Minister Gerhard Karner told reporters in Villach Sunday. As the focus shifted to migration and asylum-seekers, Karner said that it will ultimately be necessary to “carry out a mass screening without cause because this assassin was not conspicuous.” (AP)
ISIL unable to mount large-scale attacks in India
United Nations, Feb 16: Terror group Islamic State was unable to mount large-scale attacks in India but its handlers tried to incite lone-actor attacks through supporters based in the country, a UN report has said. According to the 35th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities, these terror groups and affiliates remained resilient and adaptable to external counter-terrorism pressure. Aided by less centralised organisational structures, the threat they posed remained undiminished. ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) is a terrorist group that aims to establish a caliphate in West Asia. It’s also known as the Islamic State and Da’esh. ISIL (Da’esh) was unable to mount large-scale attacks in India. However, its handlers tried to incite lone-actor attacks through India-based supporters. The pro-ISIL (Da’esh) Al-Jauhar Media continued to spread anti-India propaganda through its publication Serat ul-Haq,” the report said. (PTI)
Nepal opens school with Indian assistance
Kathmandu, Feb 16: A school building constructed with India’s financial assistance was inaugurated in Nepal’s Udayapur district on Sunday. Narayan Khadka, member of Nepal’s parliament, and Prasanna Srivastava, deputy chief of Indian Embassy, jointly inaugurated the building of Janata Belaka Secondary School. The school building and other allied facilities were constructed with Indian government’s financial assistance of NRs 37.99 million. (PTI)