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A possible Islamist attack on a synagogue was prevented in Upper Austria. The suspect: A teenager (16) with a Turkish background from the vicinity of Steyr. The interior minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) announced.
In Upper Austria, several house searches were carried out in Upper Austria after the youth had apparently revealed his dangerous plans in chat histories. From October 2023, he is said to have made concrete preparations to target armed a synagogue in Vienna or possibly even abroad. He is said to have already had the necessary financial resources for the purchase of weapons, according to DSN Director and Project Manager Omar Haijawi-Pirchner.
The arrest took place last Thursday. The young person is currently in pre-trial detention. During the searches, the police ensured a variety of data carriers, including the cell phone of the youth, which contained shocking material – bloody and brutal videos attributed to ISIS. The suspect has already dealt with various crime scene possibilities and implementation variants. The teenager was transferred to the Linz Student Department. In the coming days there will be interrogations. Further investigations were running, it was said.
A possible Islamist attack on a synagogue was prevented in Upper Austria. The suspect: A teenager (16) with a Turkish background from the vicinity of Steyr. The interior minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) announced.
In Upper Austria, several house searches were carried out in Upper Austria after the youth had apparently revealed his dangerous plans in chat histories. From October 2023, he is said to have made concrete preparations to target armed a synagogue in Vienna or possibly even abroad. He is said to have already had the necessary financial resources for the purchase of weapons, according to DSN Director and Project Manager Omar Haijawi-Pirchner.
The arrest took place last Thursday. The young person is currently in pre-trial detention. During the searches, the police ensured a variety of data carriers, including the cell phone of the youth, which contained shocking material – bloody and brutal videos attributed to ISIS. The suspect has already dealt with various crime scene possibilities and implementation variants. The teenager was transferred to the Linz Student Department. In the coming days there will be interrogations. Further investigations were running, it was said.
