Vienna knife attacker gets life sentence

Praterstrasse, Vienna. Photo: Peter Gugerell
A man who stabbed four people in two knife attacks in the Austrian capital Vienna on March 7 was sentenced to life in jail on Thursday.
The 23-year-old Afghan national was found guilty by jurors on four counts of attempted murder.
The attacker did not claim any political motivation for his actions.
A couple and their 17-year-old daughter sustained severe injuries in the first attack near Nestroyplatz metro station, surviving thanks only to a quick response from emergency services.
The man then went onto the Praterstern area and stabbed his drug dealer, who he blamed for his “sad life situation”, according to prosecutors.