Police Operation After Dispute at Church Service in Vienna-Landstraße
Polizeieinsatz wegen schwerer Nötigung.
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On Sunday morning, a dispute among participants of a church service in Vienna-Landstraße escalated when a 43-year-old Austrian claimed to have recognized his acquaintance in a police wanted photo.
With a supposed firearm, he forced the 46-year-old in front of the prayer house to confess to being a criminal wanted for robbery. The accused denied this and called emergency services.
Arrest After Serious Coercion in Vienna-Landstraße
Soon after, officers from the Landstraße City Police Command managed to apprehend and provisionally arrest the 43-year-old. During the search, an airsoft gun was found and secured. Further investigations revealed that the 46-year-old was not the wanted perpetrator in the police photo. The 43-year-old was reported on suspicion of serious coercion.
(Red)
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