‘Racist’ Vienna policemen in court

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Four Vienna policemen are accused of racially insulting a Turkish-born Austrian Olympic athlete.Viennese taekwondo star Tuncay Caliskan – who came fourth in the 2000 Olympic Games and also qualified for the event four years later – claims the officers verbally abused him when he tried to report an attempted assault on him in the street.Caliskan […]

Vienna ‘cycling highway’ construction starts

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Construction of a new “cycling highway” started in Vienna this morning (Fri).Work for the 3.5-kilometre path along the Wien river will cost 5.3 million Euros, city officials have said.The track – which hikers will also be allowed to use – will connect Hütteldorf train station in Vienna-Penzing and Kennedy bridge underground station in Hietzing district. […]

Petrol station robber flees on bicycle

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A robber armed with a pistol fled on a bicycle after robbing a petrol station in Linz, Upper Austria, police said today (Mon).The man entered the station shortly after midnight and demanded money, which he put into a plastic sack before fleeing.Police said the robber was in his early 20s, 1.85 metres tall and thin. […]