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 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Morges, Vaud, Switzerland |
| Date | 12 September 2020 |
Attack type | Stabbing |
| Weapons | Knife |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | 0 |
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- ^ a b "Terror threat remains high in Switzerland, warns Federal Intelligence Service". Swissinfo. SRG SSR. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Murder suspect acted 'out of vengeance against the Swiss state'". Swissinfo. SRG SSR. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.