The investigators from the Vienna State Criminal Office, Robbery Investigation Division, Group Schalek, succeeded in identifying five teenage suspects, some of whom are minors and some known to the authorities. The five, aged between 12 and 15 years (nationalities: Afghanistan, Syria, Austria), are suspected of having committed three robberies against taxi drivers in different combinations last December. No one was injured in the robberies, said police spokeswoman Julia Schick in response to an APA inquiry.

Teenagers in Vienna Allegedly Used Gun, Knife, and Iron Rod

In two of the incidents, the suspects allegedly used a gun, a knife, and an iron rod. The Vienna Public Prosecutor's Office issued an arrest warrant for the 15-year-old Afghan national, and he was taken to a correctional facility after his interrogation. The other minor suspects partially confessed but denied the intent to rob. They were reported.

(APA/Red)

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