After the terror alert at Christmas, St. Stephen’s Cathedral came under increasing scrutiny by the police. This measure can now be scaled back, as Toni Faber said.
The security measures around St. Stephen’s Cathedral due to the Christmas terror alarm can be scaled back again. This decision was made after a briefing with the Viennese police on Tuesday, cathedral pastor Toni Faber reported. After suspected attack plans became known, St. Stephen’s Cathedral was placed under increased security by the executive branch during the Christmas holidays and the New Year.
Random checks
The special security measures of the police have been reduced to normal vigilance, Faber reports. This means that the presence of heavily armed police officers at the entrance to the church has temporarily come to an end. However, there will continue to be increased attention and random checks by uniformed and plainclothes law enforcement officers.
In response to an APA investigation into the current situation, the Ministry of the Interior said the current threat situation was “continuously assessed and evaluated” by the Vienna State Office for State Security and Combating Extremism (LSE), in coordination with the Directorate of Foreign Affairs . Security and Intelligence (DSN). Security police measures – ‘visible or in the background’ – are continuously adapted to this assessment of the situation. Terror alert level 4 remains in force.
Source: Krone
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