Threat with Blank-Firing Gun in Vienna-Ottakring

After the altercation, the 34-year-old fled. The acquaintance, with whom the Algerian had arranged to meet, feared that he might be waiting for her at home, according to the police on Sunday. After an immediate search, the suspect was apprehended in the courtyard of her nearby residential complex.

Vienna Police Alerted After Dispute

At around 8.45 am, the police were alerted to the violent dispute on Thaliastraße. During the arrest, the man was extremely aggressive. An officer was slightly injured by kicks. Previously, the 34-year-old had tried to hide the weapon in the courtyard. However, the police quickly found and secured it. The exact reason for the escalation was initially unknown.

The man was reported for dangerous threats, disregard of an official weapons ban, serious bodily harm, and resistance to state authority.

In Austria, women who experience violence can find help and information at the Women's Helpline: 0800-222-555, www.frauenhelpline.at; at the Autonomous Austrian Women's Shelters (AÖF) at www.aoef.at; Violence Protection Centre Vienna: https://www.gewaltschutzzentrum.at/wien/ and at the 24-hour Women's Emergency Call of the City of Vienna: 01-71719 as well as at the Women's Shelter Emergency Call at 057722 and the Austrian Violence Protection Centres: 0800/700-217; Police Emergency Call: 133

(APA/Red)

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