Tag: soldiers

Dragon gets a tail

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Culture

The most famous of Klagenfurt’s statues the Lindworm has finally been repaired after the tail of the dragon figure was in danger of falling off. The famous dragon statue has become the unofficial symbol of the city and is frequently featured on tourism literature both locally and for Austria as well. The statue was built […]

Troops called in to scare storks with eye contact

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Green Austria

Austrian troops ordered into action to stop a colony of storks from forcing the closure of an air show have been banned from using their guns – and told to stare at the birds instead. The soldiers were ordered in after experts had failed using a variety of other methods to drive away the 25 […]