Riots in Front of Vienna Day Center: Witnesses Rushed to Help Police

According to the Vienna State Police Directorate, the Austrian citizen initially attacked three clients of the facility on Lerchenfelder Gürtel with punches while shouting loudly. He then threw a glass bottle into a group of people. No one was injured in the process.

When police officers arrived at the scene, the man continued to behave aggressively and uncooperatively. A policewoman was slightly injured by punches. Prior to this, the attacker had already swung a backpack at her.

Witnesses Wanted to Help Police Officers During Arrest in Vienna-Ottakring

The man resisted arrest massively. Three uninvolved witnesses intervened to help the officers. One of the helpers sustained minor injuries. Only with the arrival of additional forces could the man be overpowered and arrested.

The 36-year-old, known to the authorities according to the police, was taken to a correctional facility. He is charged with, among other things, bodily harm, serious bodily harm, attempted resistance to state authority, and endangering physical safety.

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