In Vienna, police detained
a married couple from Tajikistan and a Chechen on suspicion of involvement in an
an international terrorist organization. The details of this special operation are reported by
Heute, reports UNN.
Details
It is noted that
the detainees are suspected of terrorism and were part of the radical Islamist
Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISPK) network. The likely targets of the attacks
are believed to be St. Stephen's Cathedral and the Vienna Prater.
According to Heute,
the investigation into the attack was launched following a tip-off from Germany. A 30-year-old Tajik man
who arrived in Vienna in early December and was behaving unusually. It is said that he was
filmed St. Stephen's Cathedral from different angles, checked the entrance area on
surveillance cameras and checking the walls. They also say that he was filming on Prater
Hauptallee and behaved strangely for a tourist.
According to the Austrian
prosecutor's office, on December 8, a "secret meeting" was held at a refugee center in the Vienna district of Ottakring
a so-called "secret meeting" was held at a refugee center in the Ottakring district of Vienna. The next day, the Tajik flew
to Turkey via Vienna-Schwechat airport and returned shortly afterward.
Shortly before Christmas, several raids were conducted in an apartment building on Taliasstraße
several raids were carried out in the apartment building on Taliasstraße.
A 28-year-old Tajik man and
and his 27-year-old wife were arrested, their data storage devices were confiscated
and about 6 thousand euros in cash
Also arrested were
The couple's 47-year-old neighbor is a Chechen who has been in the country since 2012 and has never attracted negative attention.
has never attracted negative attention. The married father of three denies
that he knew the other two men and does not understand why he is now in prison.
Currently, 14 cell phones of the arrested are being analyzed.
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