Ryanair to axe Frankfurt – Vienna link

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Ryanair announced today (Weds) it will stop operating flights between Frankfurt and Klagenfurt from next March.The Irish no frills airline explained its decision to axe the route connecting the German city and the Carinthian capital as a reaction to the German government’s decision to levy a tax of eight Euros on tickets for flights from […]

Enormous explosives stash discovered in pantry

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A blast master faces charges for hoarding around 20 kilos of explosives at his home.The 54-year-old Klagenfurt resident’s house was searched by police on the weekend following an anonymous tip-off. The man is allowed to possess explosives due to his profession but may now face consequences for improper storage.”The explosives are 30 to 40 years […]

Bear killer suspect expelled from hunters union

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A man accused of killing a brown bear has been excluded from the Carinthian Hunters Association.Officials said today (Fri) they decided to expel the hunter for life due to evidence garnered by special investigators examining the killing of bear Roznik. The animal’s skinned corpse was found with its head missing in a stream bed in […]

Ex Hypo boss arrested – 10 years jail possible

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Hypo Alpe-Adria Bank International AG’s former Chief Executive Officer Wolfgang Kulterer was arrested today (Fri) in Klagenfurt, Austria.According to Austrian newspaper “Kurier”, Kulterer could face up to ten years in jail.Kulterer is being investigated for breach of trust and giving false testimony to an enquiry commission in the Province of Carinthia, Helmut Jamnig, a spokesman […]

High Court ups term for man trying to throw lover off cliff

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A deranged Carinthian man who tried to throw his lover off a cliff has had his jail term extended.The Federal High Court (OGH) announced yesterday (Weds) that it had decided to increase the initial sentence. Klagenfurt provincial court sentenced the 40-year-old local to 10 months in prison, with another 20 months suspended. But the OGH […]

Child molester brought to justice after 26 years

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A pensioner who sexually molested two girls aged nine and 11 has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison, by Klagenfurt provincial court.The court heard yesterday (Thurs) how the 71-year-old man, who had already been convicted four times of sexual molestation, lured the girls to his bedroom in 1984 by offering them gifts.After the crime, […]