2020 Morges stabbing | |
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Location | Morges, Vaud, Switzerland |
Date | 12 September 2020 |
Attack type | Stabbing |
Weapons | Knife |
Deaths | 1 |
Injured | 0 |
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]
2020 Morges stabbing | |
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Location | Morges, Vaud, Switzerland |
Date | 12 September 2020 |
Attack type | Stabbing |
Weapons | Knife |
Deaths | 1 |
Injured | 0 |
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]