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 […]

Four-year-old found on her own in shop

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A woman faces losing custody of her daughter after the four-year-old walked into a shop while she had a nap.Staff at the supermarket in Steyr, Upper Austria, calmed down the child after spotting her crouching and crying in a corner this morning (Mon). The employees managed to track down her mum – whose house is […]

Attempt to slide down escalator handrail puts boy in clinic

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A 10-year-old boy was hospitalised with serious injuries after he tried to skid down the handrail of a moving staircase at an U-Bahn station in Vienna.The resident of Vienna hit his head in the three-metre plunge at the U3 Johnstraße underground station around 6pm yesterday (Sun).The incident occurred just hours after a 17-year-old party-goer got […]

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 […]

AUA emergency landing in Munich

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An Austrian Airlines (AUA) plane had to abandon a take-off yesterday afternoon (Thurs) after a wheel dropped off.Fifty-six passengers were on the Fokker 70 jet bound for Vienna International Airport (VIA). Pilots decided to return to Franz Josef Strauss International Airport in Munich, Germany, after realising that one of the plane’s wheels plunged to the […]

War crimes suspect nabbed at VIA

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A former army general suspected of war crimes in the Bosnian War has been put in custody in Austria.The federal interior ministry announced today (Fri) that Jovan Divjak was arrested at Vienna International Airport (VIA) yesterday evening. The ministry said the 74-year-old was put in custody on the orders of a court in Korneuburg. Judges […]

Firemen free kid from tree

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A four-year-old boy had to be rescued by fire-fighters after he had climbed up an oak tree in St. Marien near Linz, Upper Austria, yesterday (Thurs).The kid cried for help after his foot got stuck in a forked branch. His worried mum called firemen who cut off one branch to free the child.The boy was […]

Duo caught stealing over 800 chocolates

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Police officers in Vienna discovered more than 800 bars of chocolate in a thieving duo’s car, it was announced today (Fri).Officials said policemen increasing their presence in the district of Wieden checked two men’s vehicle after the pair were spotted visiting several supermarkets in little time.The officers – members of a special anti-crime group called […]

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 […]