Mass baptism in the stadium – Jehovah’s Witnesses: Now also security alert in Vienna

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In view of a bomb attack on Friday evening in front of a king’s hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Leibnitz in southern Styria, the experts assume that the perpetrators were extremists. Both victims belong to the religious community. Because the annual summer convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses is currently taking place in Vienna’s Happel Stadium for the first time in three years, security measures had to be immediately increased in consultation with the organizer…

Meetings will be held in the stadium until Sunday evening. According to the broadcast, up to 5,000 believers from all over Europe – including Bosnians, Croats and Serbs – are expected in the stadium this weekend. The congress will take place for three days under the motto “Practice patience”. The huge event includes biblical scenes and mass baptisms.

Styrian researchers face a great mystery
Unfortunately, stricter security measures have overshadowed the joy of the event since Saturday. The perpetrator, who blew up two cars with explosives in Leibnitz, is still wanted. Investigators are faced with a big mystery: Why were the explosives planted? Was the attack specifically aimed at members of the religious community? In the search for the motive, one gropes in the dark.

Congress in Stadium Happel is cancelled
To leave nothing to chance, the security measures in the Vienna Happel Stadium were immediately increased. Because the police do not take the incident in Styria lightly. A cancellation of the event is out of the question for those in charge of the religious community – that is for sure.

Public conventions for over 100 years
Jehovah’s Witnesses have held public meetings in stadiums, convention centers, and other locations around the world for more than 100 years. Smaller gatherings took place as early as 2022 following the coronavirus pandemic and public conversion resumed.

Source: Krone

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