Man Tried to Snatch Weapon from Police Officer in Front of Parliament in Vienna
Festnahme von Verdächtigem wegen gefährlicher Drohung. Im Bild: Das Parlament in Wien und ein Polizist.
©APA/ROLAND SCHLAGER, APA/EVA MANHART (Symbolbilder)
Attempting to snatch a service weapon from a police officer in front of the parliament in Vienna: This attempt is said to have been made by a man.
When he failed, he reportedly formed a symbolic weapon with his hands and pretended to shoot at the officer, the Vienna police stated in a release on Thursday. He was arrested for making dangerous threats after the incident on Wednesday morning and taken to a detention center. Prior to this, the 30-year-old Slovak had approached two police officers and spoke to them aggressively and incoherently. He allegedly did not comply with repeated requests to keep his distance.
(APA/Red)
This article has been automatically translated, read the original article here.