VIENNA — Austrian safety companies mentioned on Sunday they’d thwarted a deliberate assault on Saturday’s satisfaction parade within the capital.
Three suspects between the ages of 14 and 20 have been arrested on suspicion of planning to assault the parade in Vienna, which was held to have a good time LGBTQ+ rights and attracted round 300,000 individuals, officers mentioned.
“Through the successful and also timely intervention, we managed to defuse the moment of danger for Vienna Pride and to ensure the safety of all participants,” mentioned Omar Haijawi-Pirchner, Austria’s home intelligence chief.
He didn’t give particulars of what the assault would have consisted of, however mentioned gadgets prohibited beneath Austria’s weapons regulation have been seized in searches carried out on the suspects’ houses.
Vienna police and Austria’s state safety service have been concerned within the operation. — Reuters
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