As Christmas fades once again into the background and New Year takes precedence the Christmas markets in the capital Vienna have transformed overnight into New Year markets. There are now officially five New Year markets which sell a range of lucky charms and fireworks and these have been joined by 336 street stalls that are […]
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Sniper haunts Vienna
Viennese police have said a sniper is on the loose. Investigators reportedly suspect one person to be behind the various offences although they took place in three different districts of the city in the past days. Ten people were injured when they were hit by bullets fired with an air-powered weapon. Officials asked witnesses and […]
Two men from Vienna got into a fistfight outside a hairdresser’s in western Hungary yesterday (Weds).The Austrians aged 44 and 74 quarrelled about the only vacant parking spot outside the shop in Sopron before pouncing on each other. They were temporarily arrested and questioned after the horrified hairstylist called the police.Meanwhile, police in […]
A Viennese couple may be prosecuted for attacking classmates of their daughter’s.The residents of Viennas Favoriten district confronted a group of three boys and one girl with their bullied childs accusations after the end of lessons outside their school yesterday (Tues). When the teenagers ignored their questions, the adults became violent against them. The pair […]
Disco-goer dies after hit by train
A young resident of Vienna was killed by a train as he tried to take a shortcut after a night in town.The 18-year-old and a pal of the same age decided to cross railroad tracks in Vienna-Favoriten as they walked home from a disco in the city centre on Saturday morning. The train driver failed […]
Police had to call in the fire brigade yesterday (Tues) – to help find a kitten.Officers in Vienna-Favoriten were alerted by passersby who spotted the curious kitten climbing into the engine of a patrol car.But after rooting around under the bonnet, the six policemen were unable to find the cat and so called in fire […]