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Posted on February 19, 2025
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A 14-year-old was arrested in Austria for planning an attack on Vienna's Westbahnhof, linked to Islamic State support. This follows a recent knife attack in Villach.
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria arrested a 14-year-old on Feb. 10 on suspicion of planning a militant attack on Vienna's Westbahnhof train station and found items at his home suggesting he supported Islamic State, Austrian news agency APA reported on Wednesday.
The report follows a knife attack in the southern town of Villach on Saturday, in which a 23-year-old Syrian refugee is suspected of having killed a teenager and wounded five people. That man was rapidly radicalised after watching Islamist videos on social media, Austrian authorities have said.
(Reporting by Francois Murphy; Editing by Bernadette Baum)
A 14-year-old was arrested on suspicion of planning a militant attack.
The attack was planned for Vienna's Westbahnhof train station.
The arrest followed a knife attack in Villach, where a Syrian refugee is suspected of killing a teenager and injuring five others.
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