(AFP) A Turkish-Swiss dual national who stabbed a passer-by to death in a rare jihadist attack in Switzerland was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in a psychiatric institution.
Named only as Omer A., the 29-year-old was found guilty of murder, attempted murder, attempted arson in trying to blow up a petrol station, support for the Islamic State jihadist group, downloading depictions of atrocious acts of violence, and breaking drugs laws.
On the evening of September 12, 2020, he had stabbed to death a 29-year-old Portuguese national at a kebab restaurant in the otherwise-tranquil town of Morges, on the shores of Lake Geneva in western Switzerland.
In a statement on its verdict, the Federal Criminal Court said the stabbing was a “jihadist-motivated attack.”
