A German has been sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison for blackmailing Austrian food companies.Markus Rewinski sent threatening e-mails to confectionery company Manner and delicatessen producer Wojnar’s last year. He also laced products of the Viennese firms and placed them on shelves in shops in Tyrol. Police stressed after arresting Rewinski last […]
A Russian billionaire is facing charges for the illegal killing of protected animals in Austria.Viennese newspaper Kurier reports today (Thurs) that Rashid Sardarov was reported for holding organised hunting trips targeting protected deer and goats in Lower Austria.The industrialist and his family reside at a multi-million Euro estate in the remote town of Rohr im […]
French teens exposed as thieves
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Ten young Frenchmen are facing theft charges in Austria.The group of young men aged 17 and 18 were spotted stealing fashion items from a sport equipment store in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Salzburg. Police searched their lodgings at the ski resort after being informed about the crime yesterday (Weds). They discovered the stolen items, around 70 grams of […]
Two people had to be hospitalised after a fight in an après ski bar in Salzburg yesterday evening (Tues).Police in the ski resort of Wagrain said today a 26-year-old tourist from Denmark smashed a glass beer mug over a Frenchmans head after the boozed-up Frenchman, 30, made advances to the Dane’s girlfriend.The French holidaymakers pals […]
Opera Ball traffic warning issued
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An important Vienna city centre traffic route will be closed down for three hours tomorrow (Thurs), it has been announced.Motorist association ÖAMTC appealed to drivers today to avoid the area of the State Opera, as the Ringstraße boulevard will be shut down for individual traffic between Schwarzenberg Square and Operngasse from 8pm to 11pm. The […]
Human trafficking suspect nabbed
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A France-based Tunisian man has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle two fellow countrymen into Austria.The 33-year-olds car was stopped on a main road near Schönberg in Tyrol yesterday (Tues). He identified himself as a Tunisian citizen living in France, while the cars passengers two men aged 21 and 24 had no […]
Graz fine dust woes continue
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There have been more fine dust particles in the air than allowed in the Styrian city of Graz on nearly 50 days so far this year, figures presented today (Weds) showed.The Austrian Traffic Club (VCÖ) informed that federal fine dust limits were surpassed on 46 days in the provincial capital so far in 2011. Austrian […]
Body discovered in Vienna forest
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A severely decayed corpse was discovered in a wood in north-eastern Vienna yesterday morning (Mon).Police in the citys Donaustadt district announced today they have asked for an autopsy of the male body which was found by a hiker in woodlands.A spokesman explained the putrid corpse was discovered lying under rubbish bags, adding that it could […]
Vienna teenager missing again
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A Viennese teen disappeared again after having been missing for weeks.Karin P. failed to return after leaving the family home in the city on 10 January. The black-haired girl has been missing ever since before turning up again a few days ago.Police said today (Tues) that the 15-year-old disappeared once more last Sunday.
An advocate representing kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch is demanding one million Euros in compensation for personal suffering for his client.Viennese newspapers report today (Tues) that Gerald Ganzger called on the Republic of Austria to transfer one million Euros to Kampusch, 23, for what she had to endure in her eight years in captivity.Kampusch was snatched […]