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Arrests After Robbery in Vienna-Brigittenau

Die Wiener Polizei klärte den Raub am Treppelweg beim Handelskai.
Die Wiener Polizei klärte den Raub am Treppelweg beim Handelskai. ©APA/LUKAS HUTER
Officers of the Vienna State Criminal Police Office, Center-East branch, succeeded in tracking down and arresting a suspected gang of robbers after a robbery in Vienna-Brigittenau.

The young men are suspected of attempting to rob a 21-year-old and a 17-year-old on the Treppelweg near Handelskai on July 3. When the victims refused to hand over their valuables and cash, the perpetrators allegedly attacked them with pepper spray, a knife, and a hammer.

Robbery Victims Fled to Shopping Center

The two injured victims managed to flee to a nearby shopping center, where they asked a security employee for help, who immediately notified the rescue services. The Vienna professional rescue service provided emergency medical care to the victims and took them to a hospital. The police's immediately initiated search measures were unsuccessful. The three suspects were charged with attempted aggravated robbery and transferred to a correctional facility by order of the Vienna Public Prosecutor's Office.

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