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| Vienna busts huge child porn ring | Vienna busts huge child porn ring |
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| Austria has uncovered an international child pornography network involving more than 2,360 suspects from 77 countries, the interior minister said. | Austria has uncovered an international child pornography network involving more than 2,360 suspects from 77 countries, the interior minister said. |
| The suspects paid to view images that showed "the worst kind of child sexual abuse", Guenther Platter said. | The suspects paid to view images that showed "the worst kind of child sexual abuse", Guenther Platter said. |
| The videos were posted on an internet site run by an Austrian company. | |
| No arrests have yet been made but Austrian authorities are sharing their information with investigators in other countries including the US and Germany. | No arrests have yet been made but Austrian authorities are sharing their information with investigators in other countries including the US and Germany. |
| The interior minister said the FBI was investigating some 600 suspects in the US. German authorities were following leads on at least 400 people, while France was looking into about 100 more. | The interior minister said the FBI was investigating some 600 suspects in the US. German authorities were following leads on at least 400 people, while France was looking into about 100 more. |
| Austrian authorities said they were questioning 23 suspects and that arrest warrants may soon be issued. The youngest person implicated was 17 and the oldest was 69. | Austrian authorities said they were questioning 23 suspects and that arrest warrants may soon be issued. The youngest person implicated was 17 and the oldest was 69. |
| Austrian federal police said the case was "a strike against child pornography unprecedented in Austrian criminal history". | Austrian federal police said the case was "a strike against child pornography unprecedented in Austrian criminal history". |