A Tajikistan jailed in Germany in connection with a possible terrorist attack on St. Stephen’s Cathedral and Cologne Cathedral will be extradited to Austria. It is not yet clear when the man will be brought to Austria.
The spokeswoman for the Vienna Public Prosecutor’s Office, Nina Bussek, has confirmed similar media reports. Accordingly, the authorities granted a request in this regard.
St. Stephen’s Cathedral filmed
The Tajik is said to have filmed St. Stephen’s Cathedral and was one of the reasons why he came onto the radar of investigators. The arrest of a couple in Vienna, also from Tajikistan, is also linked to him. The two are stuck in Vienna.
The trio are said to have planned an attack on St. Stephen’s Cathedral at Christmas. There was also talk of an attack on Cologne Cathedral.
The path leads to ISPK
The terrorist suspect is attributed to the “Islamic State in Khorasan Province” (ISPK). The ISPK is an offshoot of IS in Afghanistan and other Central Asian countries, which may have used migration movements to smuggle followers into Europe years ago.
Source: Krone
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