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Woman Threatened with Knife in Vienna-Favoriten: Arrest

Der Mann wurde in eine Justizanstalt gebracht.
Der Mann wurde in eine Justizanstalt gebracht. ©APA/HANS KLAUS TECHT (Symbolbild)
On Friday, a woman in Vienna-Favoriten was insulted and threatened with a knife by an unknown person.

The 24-year-old woman went to the police station on Van der Nüll Gasse. She reported that shortly before, she had been insulted and threatened with a knife by an unknown person in the area of Wielandpark in Vienna-Favoriten. A bystander is said to have made a video of the incident.

32-Year-Old Man Could Be Arrested in Vienna

The officers immediately began investigations. In the course of further inquiries, the police were able to identify the alleged suspect in a short time. The 32-year-old (citizen of Afghanistan) was arrested at his residence a few hours after the incident on the orders of the Vienna public prosecutor's office. A knife was found and secured in the apartment. On the orders of the Vienna public prosecutor, the 32-year-old was taken to a detention center.

(Red)

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