Attack Plan on Vienna Westbahnhof: Teenager Back in Custody

As the police announced on Thursday, he was arrested on Tuesday. The Regional Court for Criminal Matters imposed pre-trial detention on Thursday evening, court spokeswoman Christina Salzborn told APA upon request. He will remain there until the detention review on December 11.

The teenager is said to have continued to radicalize during and after his detention. He was brought back to the Josefstadt prison due to the risk of committing and executing offenses, but the responsible judge did not comment on the incident itself.

Under Observation After Release

The teenager remained under observation after his release, the police emphasized. Since there was still a "high affinity for radical Islamist propaganda as well as for stabbing weapons and similar items," a house search was ordered.

On Tuesday, the Cobra task force, together with the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism, ultimately stormed his parents' apartment in Vienna-Hernals. The officers secured the 15-year-old's mobile phone. A detailed evaluation of the material is still pending. The handcuffs were put on the 15-year-old on the spot. The suspect's interrogation took place on Thursday afternoon. The public prosecutor's office is now investigating the boy on suspicion of criminal conspiracy and terrorist offenses.

Attack Plan on Vienna's Westbahnhof: First Arrested in February

The then 14-year-old was arrested in February for planning an attack on Vienna's Westbahnhof. He was subsequently sentenced in July to two years of partially suspended imprisonment at the Vienna Regional Court, not yet legally binding. After an appeal by the Vienna public prosecutor's office, he was ultimately sentenced on October 8 by the Vienna Higher Regional Court (OLG) to three years of partially suspended imprisonment - two of which are suspended. The teenager was not found to have violated any conditions. Among other things, he was instructed to prove an employment relationship.

(APA/Red)

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