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German and Austrian Ministers Cancel Syria Trip Over Terror Threat

Germany's Interior Minister Nancy Faeser and her Austrian counterpart Gerhard Karner have at the last minute cancelled a trip to Syria due to a possible assassination threat, according to German authorities. The German delegation was to fly with a military plane from Amman to Damascus on Thursday morning to meet with representatives of the new government, but cancelled the plans after concrete intelligence information about a terrorist threat, reports the Interior Ministry in Berlin to the news agency DPA.

German and Austrian Ministers Cancel Syria Trip Over Terror Threat

Austria: Terror motive behind deadly knife attack

A terrorist motive lies behind Saturday's deadly knife attack in Austria, according to the authorities. It is an Islamist attack with IS connections, says Interior Minister Gerhard Karner.

Austria: Terror motive behind deadly knife attack

Knife attack in Austria – teenager killed

A 14-year-old boy has been killed in a knife attack in the city of Villach in southern Austria, the police announce. Five more people have been injured, two of them seriously.

Knife attack in Austria – teenager killed

Main Suspect Admits to Terror Plans

Two people are suspected of preparing an Islamist attack on Taylor Swift's concerts in Austria. One of them, a 19-year-old man, has admitted during questioning that he planned to kill a large number of people outside the arena.

Main Suspect Admits to Terror Plans