Double Traffic Robbery in Vienna: WEGA Operation During Arrest
WEGA-Einsatz in Wien-Ottakring.
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On Wednesday, a 21-year-old was arrested in his apartment in Vienna-Ottakring with the support of the special unit WEGA.
He is suspected of having robbed two tobacconists in Penzing and Ottakring in June and July, the police announced in a statement on Thursday. He is said to have stolen a four-digit euro amount, and no one was injured. The man was charged with multiple counts of aggravated robbery and taken to a correctional facility.
WEGA Operation in Vienna-Ottakring
During the robberies, the 21-year-old Pole is said to have been armed with a knife and masked. The clothing, which was also seen on the video surveillance of a tobacconist, was found, but the knife was not, police spokeswoman Anna Gutt told APA.
(APA/Red)
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