Coach collides with tram in Vienna

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One person was injured when a coach crashed into a tram in the city centre of Vienna this morning (Mon).Public transport agency Wiener Linien announced that the tram driver was slightly injured in the collision on the Ringstraße boulevard near the State Opera. The firm added the coach driver nor any passengers in either vehicle […]

German police arrest Austrian over drug stash

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An Austrian travelling on a coach from London to Budapest has been put in custody in Germany after police discovered drugs in his luggage.Officials in Deggendorf in the German state of Bavaria announced today (Mon) that the 25-year-old man from Linz in Upper Austria was on a coach connecting the capitals of Great Britain and […]

Rare geese nicked from farm

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Police in Lower Austria are investigating after two priceless geese were stolen.Officials in Kernhof near Lilienfeld said today (Mon) a farmer reported the loss of the two Red-breasted Geese this morning.A spokesman for local police said: “The farmer told us the geese were worth several hundreds of Euros each. They are a very rare vagrant.”Meanwhile, […]

Teen injured in moving staircase fall

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A teenager is fighting for his life after plunging from an escalator in Vienna at the weekend.Rafael F., 17, was balancing on the handrail of the moving staircase at the Spittelau underground train station when he lost his balance. He sustained life-threatening head injuries in the eight-metre plunge which occurred on Saturday night, police said […]

Reward over beheaded kitten

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Animal activists are promising a reward after a decapitated cat was found in a Lower Austrian town.A spokesman for Vier Pfoten, an internationally operating animal rights organisation, said today (Mon) the charity will pay 500 Euros to the one whose tip-off leads to the person who killed the animal discovered in a back garden in […]

Cash transport robbery in Vienna

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Armed robbers made off with hundreds of thousands of Euros when they attacked a money transporter crew last night (Thurs/Fri).The incident occurred in Vienna around 1am. The exact sum cash the trio escaped with is still unclear, according to police. Newspapers, however, speculate that the criminals – who were armed with guns – managed to […]

Elderly man’s hand chopped off

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An elderly man’s hand was cut off in a dramatic accident yesterday (Thurs).The resident of Kematen an der Krems in Upper Austria was splitting blocks of wood when his left hand was hacked off at the wrist. Local police said today it was unclear how exactly the accident happened, adding that the 82-year-old had many […]

‘Jealous’ man jailed for knifing

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A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to prison for knifing down guests of a pub his girlfriend worked at.Judges at Vienna’s Criminal Court heard today (Fri) how the Hungarian-born resident of Vienna followed two men on New Year’s Eve 2008 when they left the bar in Vienna-Ottakring. The men, aged 47 and 69, explained they […]

Hard-up pensioner nabbed over drug smuggling

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A 76-year-old woman is suspected of having smuggled dozens of kilograms of drugs into Austria.Friederike G. was arrested at Innsbruck station yesterday (Thurs). Police, who have been watching the pensioner for several months, said today she was accused of transporting vast amounts of cocaine and heroine from the Netherlands into Austria on train journeys.The elderly […]

Corrupt juridical officers suspended

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More than 20 court officials are facing charges for corruption, it has been reported.Viennese newspapers report today (Fri) that 23 people working for juridical authorities must brace themselves for disciplinary procedures or court cases over their wrongdoings. The dailies claim that the suspected staff, of whom the majority have already been suspended, are accused of […]