Austrians say they foiled possible attack on Vienna’s Pride parade by alleged IS sympathizers

Possible attack on Austrian Pride parade by alleged IS sympathisers foiled by authorities

The three suspects, Austrian citizens of Bosnian and Chechen origin, had radicalised online and sympathised with the Islamic State group, authorities say.

Attack on Vienna's pride parade prevented, security services say

He did not give details of what the attack would have consisted of, but said items prohibited under Austria’s weapons law were seized in searches carried out at the suspects’ homes.

Possible attack foiled on Vienna’s Pride parade

BERLIN >> Austrian authorities said Sunday they had foiled a possible attack on Vienna’s Pride parade by three young men who had allegedly sympathized with the extremist Islamic State group.

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Austrian police say they foiled a planned attack on Vienna's Pride parade

The head of Austria's domestic intelligence service told reporters that the suspects, aged 14, 17 and 20, were arrested before the start of Saturday's Pride parade, which was attended by around 300,000 people, public broadcaster ORF reported.

Planned Islamist attack on Vienna Pride parade foiled

Austrian authorities have said they foiled a possible attack on Vienna's Pride parade by two teenagers and a man who had allegedly sympathised with the extremist so-called Islamic State (IS) group.