Police Investigated Young Bomb Threatener

A house search was conducted on the teenager on Monday and data carriers were secured. The boy confessed to the emails during the initial interrogations. He claims to have been incited by another teenager, the police said on Wednesday.

In the days following the rampage with ten fatalities in Graz, there were several bomb and attack threats in the Deutschlandsberg district. These were messages to the middle school in Stainz. "These led to comprehensive evacuations and police measures on a total of four different days in June 2025. No concrete dangers were identified in any of the cases. Affected were the elementary school, middle school, and polytechnic school in Stainz, as well as - in one case - the school center in St. Stefan ob Stainz including the elementary school, middle school, and a kindergarten. Regular school operations could not be continued on these days," said the State Police Directorate of Styria in a statement on Wednesday.

Teenager Charged

Suspicion fell on the 15-year-old from Western Styria. Investigations by the Stainz police station, with the support of an IT investigator from the Criminal Assistance Service (KAD) Deutschlandsberg, led to him. Once enough evidence was gathered, the Graz public prosecutor's office ordered a house search of the 15-year-old. This was conducted two days ago. Electronic data carriers were secured.

The boy confessed to the police. He is said to have been incited. However, further investigations are still being conducted in this regard. The suspect was charged, and a cost reimbursement for the police operations' expenses is being examined.

(APA/Red)

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