US EditionTwo arrests following a violent gang dispute in Vienna
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The two suspects are charged with scuffling, coercion and attempted murder. They are also being investigated under immigration law
After the wild shootout between foreigner clans in Brigittenau in early July, handcuffs are now clicking for two more suspects. Apparently, a knife attack set off the spiral of violence. The "Krone" has reported extensively on the violence orgy: In the night of July 6th, Syrians and Chechens in the area of Anton-Kummerer Park waged war with knives, wooden poles, and pepper sprays against each other. And there were shots fired! Three injured were…
VIENNA. There have now been two more arrests in connection with the conflict between young men with Chechen roots on the one hand and Syrian or Afghan descent on the other, which is simmering in the federal capital, partly with stabbing and firearms.
The public prosecutor's office has already requested custody for two Syrians. They are accused of attempted murder, scuffling and coercion.
A conflict escalates in Vienna between young men with Chechen roots and Syrian and Afghan ancestry. Two Syrians, 19 and 34 years old, were arrested after a shootout. They are accused of attempted murder, brawling, and coercion. The prosecutor's office has already requested preventive detention, and the Federal Office for Foreigners and Asylum is reviewing the revocation of their protection status.
After the clashes between rival groups, the police now confirm two arrests. The head of the newly created task force against juvenile crime (EJK) at the Federal Criminal Police Office sees more police as not the right strategy.
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