Dispute in Vienna City Park Escalates: Threat with Knife and Theft

For reasons yet to be clarified, a 34-year-old man got into a dispute with a group (five men and a woman aged between 16 and 21) in Vienna's City Park on December 26th at around 9:50 pm. During the altercation, a man from the group (20, nationality: Austrian) threatened the 34-year-old with a knife. When a friend (35) of the 34-year-old came to his aid, he was robbed by the group - several alcoholic beverages were missing from him.

Two Arrests After Threat and Theft in Vienna's City Park

As part of the search, the alerted police officers were able to stop the group near the city park. The stolen goods were returned to the rightful owner. The 20-year-old, who is alleged to have threatened the 34-year-old with a knife, was temporarily arrested. A 16-year-old behaved extremely aggressively and was also arrested after several warnings.

The interrogations of the parties involved are still pending. The 20-year-old detainee is in police custody. No persons were injured in the incident.

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