Seven Arrests After Robberies at Altaussee Fair: Police Seek More Victims

The police in the Upper Styrian district of Liezen arrested seven people who committed two robberies in the vicinity of the Altaussee fair on the night of last Sunday. In one of the robberies, the victims are currently still unknown, the state police department announced on Wednesday. The arrested individuals are from the district, aged between 16 and 22 years, and of various nationalities. Five were taken to the Leoben prison.

Threatened with "stabbing" and put in a headlock

Two of the later robbery victims, a 20-year-old from the district of Baden (Lower Austria) and a 21-year-old from Vienna, had made their way home to their accommodation around 3:00 a.m. from the "Altaussee Kiritog". Suddenly, they were approached and surrounded on the L702a by several men who were standing next to a parked car. They threatened the fair guests with "stabbing" and demanded valuables. The 20-year-old was put in a headlock by one of the perpetrators, and the 21-year-old was pushed to the ground and then held down. The robbers then fled with various stolen valuables.

Admitted to another robbery

The victims notified the police. The police then identified and arrested the seven suspects. During interrogations by investigators from the Styrian State Criminal Office, Niklasdorf branch, the men also admitted to another robbery on two men, which they had committed a few minutes before the already reported crime. The State Criminal Office is now asking these two victims to contact the LKA's on-call service at 059133-60-3333. Five of the robbers were taken to prison on Wednesday.

(APA/Red)

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