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2020 Morges stabbing
Location Morges, Vaud, Switzerland
Date12 September 2020 (2020-09-12)
Attack type
Stabbing
WeaponsKnife
Deaths1
Injured0

On the evening of 12 September 2020, a randomly-chosen man was fatally stabbed in a kebab restaurant in Morges, Vaud canton, Switzerland. [1] The accused, a Turkish- Swiss dual national, was known to the Swiss intelligence service as an Islamist and under surveillance for possible links to terrorism. [2] [3] The victim was a 29-year-old Portuguese man. [4] While in custody of the Swiss police, the accused is alleged to have confessed that he acted in the name of jihadism. [1] Swiss authorities suspect a terrorist motive. [4]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Terror threat remains high in Switzerland, warns Federal Intelligence Service". Swissinfo. SRG SSR. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Murder suspect acted 'out of vengeance against the Swiss state'". Swissinfo. SRG SSR. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Le tueur de Morges était sous l'influence de l'"émir" condamné à 15 ans de prison". rts.ch (in French). 28 January 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b Häsler Sansano, Georg (17 September 2020). "Ist die Messerattacke von Morges ein Terroranschlag oder die Tat eines Verwirrten?" [Is the knife attack in Morges a terror attack or the act of a confused person?]. NZZ. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2020 Morges stabbing
Location Morges, Vaud, Switzerland
Date12 September 2020 (2020-09-12)
Attack type
Stabbing
WeaponsKnife
Deaths1
Injured0

On the evening of 12 September 2020, a randomly-chosen man was fatally stabbed in a kebab restaurant in Morges, Vaud canton, Switzerland. [1] The accused, a Turkish- Swiss dual national, was known to the Swiss intelligence service as an Islamist and under surveillance for possible links to terrorism. [2] [3] The victim was a 29-year-old Portuguese man. [4] While in custody of the Swiss police, the accused is alleged to have confessed that he acted in the name of jihadism. [1] Swiss authorities suspect a terrorist motive. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Terror threat remains high in Switzerland, warns Federal Intelligence Service". Swissinfo. SRG SSR. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Murder suspect acted 'out of vengeance against the Swiss state'". Swissinfo. SRG SSR. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Le tueur de Morges était sous l'influence de l'"émir" condamné à 15 ans de prison". rts.ch (in French). 28 January 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b Häsler Sansano, Georg (17 September 2020). "Ist die Messerattacke von Morges ein Terroranschlag oder die Tat eines Verwirrten?" [Is the knife attack in Morges a terror attack or the act of a confused person?]. NZZ. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

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