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Those detained in the course of house searches following the terrorist attack in Vienna are likely to include a number of people who are or were under investigation on suspicion of belonging to a terrorist organization. There is also one convicted of this crime, namely the man with whom the attacker tried to travel to Syria in 2018. The two had been collected in Turkey.
The killer and his “traveling companion” were arrested by the Turkish authorities when they tried to reach the radical Islamic terrorist militia “Islamic State” (IS). After several months in prison, they were transferred to Austria and convicted of terrorist organization in Vienna in April 2019. The now 21-year-old “traveling companion” received 21 months in prison, the murderer 22 months.
Meeting point on Hasnerstrasse in Vienna?
According to information from the APA, the two obviously like-minded comrades may also have visited together the mosque on Hasnerstrasse in Vienna, which has already been mentioned several times in connection with the radical Islamic scene. According to media reports, the Islamist Mohamed M. and Lorenz K., who was sentenced to nine years in prison as an Islamic State terrorist, routinely stayed on this property.
According to the APA arrest and house search request, the arrest also included an 18-year-old from Bangladesh, who was under investigation for a terrorist organization at the time of the attack.
Belonging to the radical Islamist scene
The request also makes it clear that the killer “has been known for years as a member of the radical Islamist scene.” In the arrested persons, twelve contact persons were found, in some cases close, of the perpetrator: “All these people are ha. (This means” in the house “, note) known for their belonging to the radical Islamist scene and also to places frequent (i. generally mosques), which are also part of the Salafist scene “.
APA / HERBERT NEUBAUER
An alleged terrorist attack occurred in Vienna on Monday night.
Terrorism expert Shams Ul Haq is confident that the terrorist attack in Vienna on Monday night will not be the last on Austrian soil. In the SALZBURG24 interview, the Muslim journalist and author talks about jihadist networks in Austria, explains the moment of the crime and demands that the correct conclusions be drawn after the crime.
The app also notes that there is confidential information about the murdered killer “that he and another man should have traveled to Slovakia in mid-July 2020 to obtain ammunition for an AK47 assault rifle.” The vehicle used was registered in the name of the mother of one of the men named in the arrest request. The 21-year-old was apparently not the assassin’s copilot, but there was reason to believe he knew the copilot.
In short, it cannot be ruled out “that there are accomplices among the people mentioned or that the people mentioned were at least involved in the attack plans,” according to official correspondence.
