Brutal Robbery with Knife in Vienna-Margareten: Pedestrian Managed to Escape

Der 24-Jährige zeigte sich nicht geständig.
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A 24-year-old man is said to have attempted to rob a passerby with a knife on Thursday evening in Vienna-Margareten.
A 24-year-old man (citizenship: Austria) is reported to have approached a 60-year-old passerby from behind on Wiedner Hauptstraße in Vienna-Margareten on Thursday evening, pulled out a knife, and told the man, in essence, that this was a robbery.
The 60-year-old in Vienna-Margareten managed to escape
The 60-year-old managed to escape. Alerted police officers from the Van-der-Nüll-Gasse police station were able to quickly apprehend the alleged perpetrator near the crime scene. He had previously thrown away the knife – it was secured in the immediate vicinity. The 24-year-old did not confess. On the orders of the Vienna public prosecutor's office, he was taken to a detention center.
(Red)
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