This article is from the source 'rtcom' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.rt.com/news/528567-german-police-raid-suspected-jihadists-vienna-shooting/
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| German police raid homes of suspected jihadists linked to deadly Vienna shooting | German police raid homes of suspected jihadists linked to deadly Vienna shooting |
| (about 2 months later) | |
| German federal police have raided the homes of two suspected jihadists over allegations they'd failed to report planned offenses by Kujtim Fejzullai before he killed four in a deadly shooting in Vienna last November. | German federal police have raided the homes of two suspected jihadists over allegations they'd failed to report planned offenses by Kujtim Fejzullai before he killed four in a deadly shooting in Vienna last November. |
| The search warrants were executed on properties lived-in by Kosovan national Blinor S. and German citizen Drilon G., the country’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement. | The search warrants were executed on properties lived-in by Kosovan national Blinor S. and German citizen Drilon G., the country’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement. |
| Special forces working for the Germany federal police searched the homes, alongside the Federal Criminal Police Office in Osnabrück and Kassel, after the two individuals were accused of failing to report planned criminal offenses. | Special forces working for the Germany federal police searched the homes, alongside the Federal Criminal Police Office in Osnabrück and Kassel, after the two individuals were accused of failing to report planned criminal offenses. |
| The charges relate to their alleged association with Islamist terrorist Kujtim Fejzullai, who murdered four people and injured 23, including seven critically, before being shot dead by police in Vienna, Austria on November 2, 2020. Fejzullai was later identified as being an Islamic State supporter and the group claimed responsibility for the shooting, declaring that he had acted as a “soldier of the caliphate.” | The charges relate to their alleged association with Islamist terrorist Kujtim Fejzullai, who murdered four people and injured 23, including seven critically, before being shot dead by police in Vienna, Austria on November 2, 2020. Fejzullai was later identified as being an Islamic State supporter and the group claimed responsibility for the shooting, declaring that he had acted as a “soldier of the caliphate.” |
| Authorities claim that Blinor S. and Drilon G. had both pursued “radical Islamic sentiments” and maintained “close contact” with the Vienna shooter on social media for a significant time before he committed the terrorist attack. The duo are alleged to have accompanied Fejzullai to Vienna during a trip in July 2020, staying with him and other individuals who shared similar radical ideologies. | Authorities claim that Blinor S. and Drilon G. had both pursued “radical Islamic sentiments” and maintained “close contact” with the Vienna shooter on social media for a significant time before he committed the terrorist attack. The duo are alleged to have accompanied Fejzullai to Vienna during a trip in July 2020, staying with him and other individuals who shared similar radical ideologies. |
| After failing to report the offenses being planned by Fejzullai, the pair tried to “disguise their connections” by deleting conversations they’d had on their mobiles and their social media profiles, according to the Federal Prosecutor’s Office. | After failing to report the offenses being planned by Fejzullai, the pair tried to “disguise their connections” by deleting conversations they’d had on their mobiles and their social media profiles, according to the Federal Prosecutor’s Office. |
| Officials claim the accused have “accepted” they failed to inform authorities “as the law requires” about Fejzullai expressing “his intentions to attack,” in violation of Section 138 of the German Criminal Code. The prosecutor’s statement did not say when the duo would be arraigned in court. | Officials claim the accused have “accepted” they failed to inform authorities “as the law requires” about Fejzullai expressing “his intentions to attack,” in violation of Section 138 of the German Criminal Code. The prosecutor’s statement did not say when the duo would be arraigned in court. |
| Like this story? Share it with a friend! | Like this story? Share it with a friend! |
| Dear readers and commenters, | |
| We have implemented a new engine for our comment section. We hope the transition goes smoothly for all of you. Unfortunately, the comments made before the change have been lost due to a technical problem. We are working on restoring them, and hoping to see you fill up the comment section with new ones. You should still be able to log in to comment using your social-media profiles, but if you signed up under an RT profile before, you are invited to create a new profile with the new commenting system. | |
| Sorry for the inconvenience, and looking forward to your future comments, | |
| RT Team. |