Explosion Risk: 18-Year-Old Viennese Had Huge Pyrotechnics Storage in Mom's Basement

Over the weekend, the Vienna police once again seized numerous prohibited pyrotechnic items and illegal weapons as part of targeted operations.

Vienna-Brigittenau: 18-Year-Old Stored Illegal Pyrotechnics in Basement

On December 6, following a tip-off, 886 prohibited pyrotechnic items of categories F3 and F4 with prohibited flash bangs were seized in the basement of a multi-family house in Vienna-Brigittenau. Due to the extremely high risk of explosion, the removal had to be carried out by explosives experts from the Vienna police.

The 18-year-old son (nationality: Austria) of the tenant, who had stored the pyrotechnics there without his mother's knowledge, was reported.

Pyrotechnics Focus in Floridsdorf: Teenagers Reported

A day later, during checks in Vienna-Floridsdorf, several teenagers aged 14 to 18 were caught with a total of 103 prohibited pyrotechnic items of classes F3 and F4 with prohibited flash bangs, as well as two knuckle dusters and a switchblade. The boys were also reported under the Pyrotechnics Act and the Weapons Act.

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